Atul and I love nature and going to Jungle Lodges Resort is one of our favorite things to do.
But as JLR as become too costly and we have almost covered the best of them, we haven't visited it from past 2 years. But then the yearning to be with nature continues and this time, we got a chance to go to the Queen of hill stations, Ooty.
Ooty is 310 kms by drive from Bangalore and we reached there by afternoon. The hotel was Holiday Inn, one of the best known in India. It was located on a hill top and the small town of Ooty was visible from there. We could see green hills all over, which were I suppose tea gardens. It was so calm and serene there that we sat for hours looking at those beautiful hills. We saw a variety of birds and flowers in the gardens of the hotel itself. Silence ruled there and it was indeed like some silence therapy taking place on me and healing me from the mental and physical stress which I was experiencing in a mega city like Bangalore. While at work, we hardly have time to think about ourself and sitting quietly like this, just with a blank mind is impossible at other times.
We enjoyed the food there, I had a lot of variety in veg food and Atul had his share of non veg food. It was rainy and very chilled and I was happy about the fact that in April, I had to roam outside with a shawl and a sweater which is again a rare sight in Bangalore.
The drive back to Bangalore was enjoyable too. The roads are nicely built and have massive trees on both sides of the road. It feels as if you are passing through some jungle, while you are on the highway. We stopped by, on various spots, clicked pictures, spent some time seeing the trees and the fountains and the birds and the woods. I didn't feel like getting back into the rut of city life.
We also had to pass through the jungles of Madumalai in Tamil Nadu and Bandipur in Karnataka on our way back. I must say here that the Madumalai jungle impressed me a lot more than the Bandipur. Madumalai is thick, dense and it was very cool as we were passing by it. The elephants were a sight to see and I was so thrilled to see 6-7 of them, happily grazing throught the grass and leaves. At least 50 cars stopped to see them and click pictures. So finally, they got so bored of us, that they moved back into the dense forest.
Spending time in nature, with nature gives a lot of energy to sustain in the hustle bustle of city life. A freshness and calmness prevails after being in association with the greenery and woods. We make it a point that at least once a year, we touch that inner chord in us and have a date with nature without fail.
Do you like nature and jungle and wild life too?
But as JLR as become too costly and we have almost covered the best of them, we haven't visited it from past 2 years. But then the yearning to be with nature continues and this time, we got a chance to go to the Queen of hill stations, Ooty.
Ooty is 310 kms by drive from Bangalore and we reached there by afternoon. The hotel was Holiday Inn, one of the best known in India. It was located on a hill top and the small town of Ooty was visible from there. We could see green hills all over, which were I suppose tea gardens. It was so calm and serene there that we sat for hours looking at those beautiful hills. We saw a variety of birds and flowers in the gardens of the hotel itself. Silence ruled there and it was indeed like some silence therapy taking place on me and healing me from the mental and physical stress which I was experiencing in a mega city like Bangalore. While at work, we hardly have time to think about ourself and sitting quietly like this, just with a blank mind is impossible at other times.
We enjoyed the food there, I had a lot of variety in veg food and Atul had his share of non veg food. It was rainy and very chilled and I was happy about the fact that in April, I had to roam outside with a shawl and a sweater which is again a rare sight in Bangalore.
The drive back to Bangalore was enjoyable too. The roads are nicely built and have massive trees on both sides of the road. It feels as if you are passing through some jungle, while you are on the highway. We stopped by, on various spots, clicked pictures, spent some time seeing the trees and the fountains and the birds and the woods. I didn't feel like getting back into the rut of city life.
We also had to pass through the jungles of Madumalai in Tamil Nadu and Bandipur in Karnataka on our way back. I must say here that the Madumalai jungle impressed me a lot more than the Bandipur. Madumalai is thick, dense and it was very cool as we were passing by it. The elephants were a sight to see and I was so thrilled to see 6-7 of them, happily grazing throught the grass and leaves. At least 50 cars stopped to see them and click pictures. So finally, they got so bored of us, that they moved back into the dense forest.
Spending time in nature, with nature gives a lot of energy to sustain in the hustle bustle of city life. A freshness and calmness prevails after being in association with the greenery and woods. We make it a point that at least once a year, we touch that inner chord in us and have a date with nature without fail.
Do you like nature and jungle and wild life too?
Nature Trail...
ReplyDeleteIt always feels good to spend time with Nature...
I feel, I seriously need an appointment with Nature after spending whole day listening to Avdhut Gupte's senseless noise whole day @ Jallosh
Ah! Reading this post and seeing the post am so tempted to plan a trip to the hill city... Nothing beats a vacation in the cradle of nature.
ReplyDeletemadumalai is really good...even i like it n u can always spot at least one or two elephants....
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