Photo courtesy ~kcbimal~
Was sitting at home and planning my next trip and I came to a realization that a blog post which would help people utilize the research would be highly beneficial. They can use this as a guide when they get up one morning and decide to hire a cab, catch a bus, ride a train ,board a flight or just drive down to Gods own Country and have a relaxing time. Munnar was a place that popped into my mind . I put forth the idea in our everyday Lunch forum and I got quite a few kick backs, reasons and thoughts . So I took it upon myself to pitch Munnar to them like an advertising campaign. Sell them a holiday, convince them that they needed some stress free time.
Photo courtesy ~kcbimal~
Munnar is a hill station in Kerala (Gods own country) and is situated in Idduki district. By the way, Kerala is one of the two states which is located in the southern tip of India. Its a truly beautiful place. And most of the hill stations in South India have tea estates. Something about steps of green vegetation on top of hills make city folks completely forget all the stress that they accumulate. Add slight caressing rain to that and they are overjoyed. They sputter around like mustards in a frying pan.
Photo courtesy ~syam~
Ok getting back to the point. I decided to list out the reasons why we needed to go to this place : –
1. Being a tea estate, they would have amazing tea. The cold misty weather with a cup of tea(chai), with both your hands wrapped around the tea cup, every breathe you take a puff of mist escapes out of your mouth, thats what we live for. Those little moments of perfect harmony.
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2. Top station: I see everybody mentioning this spot. According to my research it is a located near the Tamilnadu Kerala border, 37 kilometers from Munnar. It looks like a photographers delight. With some budding photographers in our group, I think I can use this point. The photo’s of Top station gives meaning to the phrase “Being on Cloud Nine”. You can take a jeep to this place, catch a local bus or just drive.
3. Mattupati Dam :- This is a picnic spot. My friends love picnics. So would be an ideal place to just kickback relax and cook some picnicky food. Also, they have boat rides and elephant safari’s and it is a Photographers delight. The view also looks to be breathtaking.
4. Kolukumalai Tea Factory :- The Chai Gang loves tea. What do you do when you want to trap Bugs Bunny; just hang a carrot in front of him . Watz up doc!! Take them to a tea factory, show them how tea is made and let them buy some aromatic organic tea which is grown on those green step covered hills. Also they have some beautifully scenic routes on-route to this destination.
I think these places should seal the deal and get us some travelers, all dressed up in cozy warm clothes, to drive to Gods own country, sip a cup of warm tea and say “That is one chilled out weekend”.
Thoughts of a Bemused Mind 