I got back from down south yesterday morning. It was an awsome trip. Only three days but it felt like weeks. I did so many unrelated things in three days that made me feel like a travel show host on NGC.
We had hired a . There were just seven of us and we had a lot of space to stretch our legs. When we started we had absolutely no plan. I think that is the key to successful holidays. We started on 25th night at around 9:30 pm and reached Madurai at 6:30 in the morning. We had a halt for dinner at night. We took National Highway 7 (NH7). The roads are very good. Someone made a comment that only thing separated from these roads and US freeways is an IHOP sign every 10 miles.
Madurai is a temple town situated at the banks of Vaigai river. You have to see once you are in Madurai. You dont have a choice there :) We also saw there. Visit to Gandhi Museum was memorable because of the day we were there. It was 26th January, Indian republic day.
Next morning we left for . It took us 3 hours to reach. This, again, is a temple town. After the visit to the temple, a local fisherman approached up. He said there are coral reefs in the sea where you can do snorkelling. This was a never heard thing for us. But we decided to give it a shot. It was my first time. And it was just amazing. You have to see it to believe it. I am going to add "" into my list of favourite things to do. We also went to Dhanushkodi, the south-eastmost tip of India. We returned to Madurai after that.
Next morning we had planned to go to Kodaikanal, but as we were checking out, someone told us that we should go to a place called . And we decided to do just that. We were there in another three hours. It is a nice place. We took the boat ride . It turned out to be boring in the end. We could see some elephants and deers. From there we went to . We reached there at night when the whole place was in think myst. We checked in in a hotel called "Hotel Sivapriya". Next morning we went for sight seeing. Kodaikanal beats all the hill stations I have been to hands down. Clearly the best place to be if you are looking for a quiet stay at a hill station. We visited Coaker's walk, Pillar rock, Pine forest and some other spots. The lake was covered with myst. We rented cycles and took a ride along the lake shore. It was just beautiful. It is highly recommended.
In the evening we left for Bangalore. It was an 11 hour jeourney and we reached Bangalore yesterday morning.
Just for the completeness, this is the route we took.
Yours Sinerely,
