Monday, June 04, 2007  ...hilly holiday.  We decided to take a
quick holiday before our daughter's school session resumes and
we get sucked into the daily routine of city life. After much
research we zeroed in on the Nilgiri Hills. Our destination was
a resort nestled in the Coonoor valley...but the journey was as
breathtaking if not better than the destination.  * Lush green
hills covered with tea plantations. * Quaint little roadside
shops. * The fragrance of eucalyptus & wintergreen trees. * A
nip in the air as we started the ascend on the 36 hairpin bends
on the hilly road. * White-washed churches. * Narrow lanes
leading upto old British style bunglows. * An old world charm
just enveloped us as we passed by many tiled houses.  * Trucks
carrying fresh vegetables from the farms on the hills. * Grey
clouds threatening to rain. * The mountain railway tracks
appearing now and then at various bends of the hilly road.
...left us completely enthralled and in a state between a sweet
dream & reality.Little did we