Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Queen of Hillstations – Kodai



Kodaikanal – its NOT as high at the Nilgiris, but charming nevertheless. You'll enjoy the hilly terrain, the arid climate, the evening mist and some long walks. Breathtaking is the Coaker's walk. Wondrous are the routes that take you from kodai into the hills – the little villages, the puff-puff huts, the green, the blue, the golf course, the “GuNa” caves, the Pillar Rocks. Stunningly refreshing are the waterfalls and rivulets. But, its terribly crowded – omg, it is! Every soul from every part of the country seems to be here. The place has turned incredibly touristy with nasty tourists taking random photos of other tourists and things like that (may an elephant take their cameras away!) It destroys the peace and beauty, really! And Kodai isn't all that cold in April-May. Its bright and sunny in the afternoons – so you can leave your woollens behind. You should try the little tibetian restaurants and market-places. Oh, it has “home made chocolates” too, in plenty. Whats it with Indian Hillstations and home made chocolates! Anybody?

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