Blr - Mysore - Gopalsamy Betta - Ooty - Tanjore - Bangalore

isacM · 11th January 2008, 19:54

arvindbhp,thanks for the comments. If you are taking car avoid gudalur stretch unless you have a lot of patience to drive through the potholes. you can cover pykara from ooty , the Eucylaptus plantation is between gudalur to pykara [i guess near to frog viewpoint] . if this is your first trip to ooty i suggest u also drive to kothagiri - lot of view points but drive slowly as lot of curves doesn't have side walls .

arvindbhp · 14th February 2008, 11:49

Thanks Isac, unfortunately i saw your message only today.

Had a great time driving to ooty. One learning: my car (esteem) is not suitable for full load mountain driving. We did go upto Coonoor nice drive.

If someone is looking for a nice and quite place to stay with good food, friendly staff Shemrock would be a good choice. It's a small heritage property on a hill overlooking ooty and just 2.5 kms from ooty center.

kaushik_s · 14th February 2008, 15:22

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Originally Posted by pjay_in

A place I am dying to visit again is the Moyar powerhouse. I don't know if they allow visitors there anymore - I think one has to take prior permission from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

To reach the place you need to go via Masinagudi and past the Maravakandi dam.

A similar winch-ride is available from Glenmorgan down to the Singara powerhouse. It's supposed to be a terrific experience too, but I haven't got a chance to try it yet.

I've seen the signboard saying Glenmorgan on my return journeys from Ooty so many times, damn I so much wanted to visit the place.Next time I'll surely visit these two places.
I somehow liked Ooty(actually not main ooty town but the surrounding areas) very much,I never get bored of it.And best time to go there would be when there are not many people, like Oct-Nov time.and also specially when it rains there ;-)

viper316 · 15th February 2008, 00:49

HI,

Nice travelogue with pics !!!

maju · 18th February 2008, 21:30

dear mr.isac, do u have any contact no. of annamar cottage, where is its location and how is the accommodation.

maju · 18th February 2008, 21:33

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Originally Posted by viper316

HI,

Nice travelogue with pics !!!

can u give more information about annamar cottage

isacM · 23rd February 2008, 14:28

hi maju, replied back ur pm , for others who would like to try

Annamar cottages
johnstone square
kotagiri - 643217
ph:954266272199
9443023199 - kumaravel

11th January 2008, 19:54	#16
isacM BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 37 Thanked: Once	arvindbhp,thanks for the comments. If you are taking car avoid gudalur stretch unless you have a lot of patience to drive through the potholes. you can cover pykara from ooty , the Eucylaptus plantation is between gudalur to pykara [i guess near to frog viewpoint] . if this is your first trip to ooty i suggest u also drive to kothagiri - lot of view points but drive slowly as lot of curves doesn't have side walls .
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14th February 2008, 11:49	#17
arvindbhp Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks Isac, unfortunately i saw your message only today. Had a great time driving to ooty. One learning: my car (esteem) is not suitable for full load mountain driving. We did go upto Coonoor nice drive. If someone is looking for a nice and quite place to stay with good food, friendly staff Shemrock would be a good choice. It's a small heritage property on a hill overlooking ooty and just 2.5 kms from ooty center.
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15th February 2008, 00:49	#19
viper316 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: BeNgAlUrU/PoNdY Posts: 61 Thanked: 2 Times	HI, Nice travelogue with pics !!!
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18th February 2008, 21:30	#20
maju Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: calicut Posts: 13 Thanked: 5 Times	kothagiri cottage dear mr.isac, do u have any contact no. of annamar cottage, where is its location and how is the accommodation.
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23rd February 2008, 14:28	#22
isacM BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 37 Thanked: Once	hi maju, replied back ur pm , for others who would like to try Annamar cottages johnstone square kotagiri - 643217 ph:954266272199 9443023199 - kumaravel
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