Swifted : Ooty

laluks · 5th December 2009, 14:44

Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued

Wax World.

After our lovely pizzas we went to the Wax World. Nothing in comparison with the Madam Tussad's at London and Amsterdam, but an attempt at it. Heard that they are having difficulty in running the museum.

Wax world is on the way to Conoor from Charring Cross. It is very near to Charring Cross. We reached there by 17:15PM.

Power Puff Girls at the entrance of Wax World

Senior Power Puff Girl with the Wax World Mascot

Wax World Museum

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Chatrapathi Shivaji

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Sir Vishweshwaraiya

Subash Chandra Bose

Rabindranath Tagore

Bhagat Singh

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Mother Teresa

Veerappan !!??

Old TV and Radios.

That TV shutter reminds me of my childhood, when I used to find a way to open that and watch the TV and close it back as if nothing had happened

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Old telephone

Nice Flower

Cabbage Fields - right behind the museum.

Fresh Cabbage from the field. It was refreshing to touch it - so fresh.

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laluks · 5th December 2009, 15:36

Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued

Tiger Hill - Lovedale - Ketty

We just drove towards Coonor. On the way we came to a place called Tiger hills. You have to take a left and go for a few kilometers. Roads does not seem to take vehicle traffic after a while. You can trek up here if you are interested.

Tiger Hill

Sun's evening rays have given a nice shine to the trees

Lovedale
We continued further and reached Lovedale by 17:45PM. This station was constructed in 1907. Just looked around the Toy Train station and moved on.

Red Riding Hood and Power Puff girls at Lovedale

We've got a train to catch

Power Puff girls at Lovedale

Landslides
About 2KM before reaching Ketty you can see the devastation caused by the recent landslides. It is quite a sad sight. I'll post about that later on.

Ketty
We reached Ketty train station by 18:15PM. This station was constructed in 1908.

Power Puff girls at Ketty

Power Puff girls doing a Chaiyya Chaiyya at Ketty

It was getting cold and dark, so we decided to call it a day and return.

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laluks · 5th December 2009, 17:00

Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued

Ketty - Charring Cross - Resort.

We left Ketty by 18:30PM, reached Charring Cross by 19:00PM.

Spent half an hour here seeing the lit fountain and enjoying ice creams. They switch off the fountain by 20:00PM. If you are planning to see the fountain, please take a note of it.

Tried some exposure stunts, some came well, some did not.

Charring Cross fountain in the night

A close up

Power Puff girls near the Fountain

We reached the resort by 19:45PM, and the girls rushed to their Mummy to tell their experiences of the day. Looking at that itself was a sight. Mummy had a relaxed day and was enjoying the sudden attention that she got!! and of course the chocolates from the chocolate factory!!

See a happy reunion of all the power Puff girls!!

We ordered some dinner and retired for the day. Kids talking about their experiences through the night. I listened to it till I dozed off.

What a wonderful day it was, no plans when you got out, but yet so wonderfully spent.
We had been to so many places, we were relaxed, we had icecreams, we had pizzas, we had chocolates, and of all we had loads of fun.
Except for Ketty, we were never more than 5Kms from Ooty.

Ooty Rocks!!

shishir_bn · 5th December 2009, 17:18

good snaps...where is that tunnel leading to

laluks · 5th December 2009, 17:23

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Originally Posted by shishir_bn

good snaps...where is that tunnel leading to

Since it was dark it gave a perception like a tunnel. It's just that the track is in between two side walls.

The direction the kids are going is towards Conoor, the opposite is Ooty. This is the toy train track between Ooty and Conoor. The train service was stopped due to the recent landslides, and hence we were walking on the tracks

laluks · 5th December 2009, 17:54

Come on guys, say something. Give a feedback, encourage me to write the next set.

Today I was feeling that I posted and posted but no one cared

Yet to come are

But only if you are with me :(

shishir_bn · 5th December 2009, 18:07

Lalu it is saturday and everone would have gone to some destination.So you will get the feedback only on monday dude

laluks · 5th December 2009, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by shishir_bn

Lalu it is saturday and everone would have gone to some destination.So you will get the feedback only on monday dude

Ok shishir, then let's see what's up on Monday :(

Guys let me know whether you liked it till now, any changes required, etc..
If you guys encourage me enough only I'll go on

I'm becoming Kiddish.

shishir_bn · 5th December 2009, 18:17

man don't stop those exclusive clarity pic.....i will be there to encourage you...

laluks · 5th December 2009, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by shishir_bn

man don't stop those exclusive clarity pic.....i will be there to encourage you...

Thanks shishir for the support and kind words.

shishir_bn · 5th December 2009, 18:29

lalu i couldn't believe that we have one more madam tussad galary here...nice one...really nice...Lalu do ont thing post these on monday rather than now..so everyone will see it or else many will miss this thread when this refresh BHP forum

laluks · 5th December 2009, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by shishir_bn

lalu i couldn't believe that we have one more madam tussad galary here...nice one...really nice...Lalu do ont thing post these on monday rather than now..so everyone will see it or else many will miss this thread when this refresh BHP forum

They are not Madam Tussad's

. I just used that for a comparison.

This is a tiny Ooty local version. But I was told that they are having problems to sustain and keep it open. There's hardly anything there. Before you realise that you entered you exit the museum. Anyways its just a few minutes of our time. Further there is ample parking space, and the cabbage field behind it is nice.

Posting temporarily stopped :(
Till all BHPians have synchronized by Monday.

gajadonga · 5th December 2009, 19:02

Great going laluks.Photos are good.Never knew there is a wax museum in Ooty.Lovedale station looks good in snaps.I was wondering how you allowed your powerpuff into the railway tunnel but realized that the train was off the tracks due to landslides.Good work with your camera.

laluks · 5th December 2009, 19:08

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Originally Posted by gajadonga

Great going laluks.Photos are good.Never knew there is a wax museum in Ooty.Lovedale station looks good in snaps.I was wondering how you allowed your powerpuff into the railway tunnel but realized that the train was off the tracks due to landslides.Good work with your camera.

Thanks gajadonga.

That is actually not a tunnel. The shadows give that perception

shishir_bn · 5th December 2009, 20:33

I never knew there was a wax meuseum.By the way the number of pic you have shown of those personalities i thought it was a big room but only to get shock by your statement.

5th December 2009, 14:44	#121
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,552 Thanked: 16,425 Times	Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued Wax World. After our lovely pizzas we went to the Wax World. Nothing in comparison with the Madam Tussad's at London and Amsterdam, but an attempt at it. Heard that they are having difficulty in running the museum. Wax world is on the way to Conoor from Charring Cross. It is very near to Charring Cross. We reached there by 17:15PM. Power Puff Girls at the entrance of Wax World Senior Power Puff Girl with the Wax World Mascot Wax World Museum Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi Chatrapathi Shivaji Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Dr. Manmohan Singh Sir Vishweshwaraiya Subash Chandra Bose Rabindranath Tagore Bhagat Singh Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mother Teresa Veerappan !!?? Old TV and Radios. That TV shutter reminds me of my childhood, when I used to find a way to open that and watch the TV and close it back as if nothing had happened . Old telephone Nice Flower Cabbage Fields - right behind the museum. Fresh Cabbage from the field. It was refreshing to touch it - so fresh. continued... Last edited by laluks : 5th December 2009 at 14:50.
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5th December 2009, 15:36	#122
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,552 Thanked: 16,425 Times	Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued Tiger Hill - Lovedale - Ketty We just drove towards Coonor. On the way we came to a place called Tiger hills. You have to take a left and go for a few kilometers. Roads does not seem to take vehicle traffic after a while. You can trek up here if you are interested. Tiger Hill Sun's evening rays have given a nice shine to the trees Lovedale We continued further and reached Lovedale by 17:45PM. This station was constructed in 1907. Just looked around the Toy Train station and moved on. Red Riding Hood and Power Puff girls at Lovedale We've got a train to catch Power Puff girls at Lovedale Landslides About 2KM before reaching Ketty you can see the devastation caused by the recent landslides. It is quite a sad sight. I'll post about that later on. Ketty We reached Ketty train station by 18:15PM. This station was constructed in 1908. Power Puff girls at Ketty Power Puff girls doing a Chaiyya Chaiyya at Ketty It was getting cold and dark, so we decided to call it a day and return. continued...
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5th December 2009, 17:00	#123
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,552 Thanked: 16,425 Times	Day 2, November 28th 2009 Continued Ketty - Charring Cross - Resort. We left Ketty by 18:30PM, reached Charring Cross by 19:00PM. Spent half an hour here seeing the lit fountain and enjoying ice creams. They switch off the fountain by 20:00PM. If you are planning to see the fountain, please take a note of it. Tried some exposure stunts, some came well, some did not. Charring Cross fountain in the night A close up Power Puff girls near the Fountain We reached the resort by 19:45PM, and the girls rushed to their Mummy to tell their experiences of the day. Looking at that itself was a sight. Mummy had a relaxed day and was enjoying the sudden attention that she got!! and of course the chocolates from the chocolate factory!! See a happy reunion of all the power Puff girls!! We ordered some dinner and retired for the day. Kids talking about their experiences through the night. I listened to it till I dozed off. *What a wonderful day it was, no plans when you got out, but yet so wonderfully spent.* We had been to so many places, we were relaxed, we had icecreams, we had pizzas, we had chocolates, and of all *we had loads of fun. Except for Ketty, we were never more than 5Kms from Ooty. Ooty Rocks!!* Last edited by laluks : 5th December 2009 at 17:08.
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5th December 2009, 17:18	#124
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	good snaps...where is that tunnel leading to
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5th December 2009, 17:54	#126
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,552 Thanked: 16,425 Times	Come on guys, say something. Give a feedback, encourage me to write the next set. Today I was feeling that I posted and posted but no one cared Yet to come are But only if you are with me :(
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5th December 2009, 18:07	#127
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	Lalu it is saturday and everone would have gone to some destination.So you will get the feedback only on monday dude
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5th December 2009, 18:17	#129
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	man don't stop those exclusive clarity pic.....i will be there to encourage you...
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5th December 2009, 18:29	#131
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	lalu i couldn't believe that we have one more madam tussad galary here...nice one...really nice...Lalu do ont thing post these on monday rather than now..so everyone will see it or else many will miss this thread when this refresh BHP forum
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5th December 2009, 19:02	#133
gajadonga Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,045 Thanked: 458 Times	Great going laluks.Photos are good.Never knew there is a wax museum in Ooty.Lovedale station looks good in snaps.I was wondering how you allowed your powerpuff into the railway tunnel but realized that the train was off the tracks due to landslides.Good work with your camera.
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5th December 2009, 20:33	#135
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	I never knew there was a wax meuseum.By the way the number of pic you have shown of those personalities i thought it was a big room but only to get shock by your statement.
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