23rd April 2010, 23:11
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23rd April 2010, 23:52
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| Senior - BHPian  | Nice start to your travelogue, Sree. It rained very heavily when we went to Bryant's Park and Coaker's Walk, during our visit last year. Your pics bring back nostalgic memories. Which camera do you have?  Nice to see the ghat section between Palani and Kodai. We drove through that section after 3am, in pitch darkness and heavy fog with some chicken trucks for company!  Awaiting the next part! |
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23rd April 2010, 23:59
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| 2nd Day of the trip: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! the natural alarm of the birds woke us up @6-00am. Got freshned & headed towards the backyard lawn of Villaretreat. The lawn has lush green Grass, plants & wooden benches to sit. One can have a bird's eye veiw of Kodai town & breath taking veiw of plains & mountains from here. Back yard Lawn of Villaretreat    Ordered for the hot coffee from the resturant behind. Enjoying Hot Kapi @ the edge of the lawn   The staff of villaretreat were kind enough to provide the days news paper @ the lawn.  Few snaps of flowers in the resort garden     A cutey bird  kids enjoying the morning weather  Aerial veiw of Kodai Town  I swear sipping hot coffee in the chilled weather, sitting on the wooden Bench edge & veiwing scenic beauty of Kodai in villaretreat is one of the memorable moment of the trip.  After the above activities @ 7-30am jumped into the coakers walk which is beside our resort. At 7-30am Coakers walk was empty & we walked freely taking snaps of the down hill. Veiw of Coakers walk from our resort  Few Snaps taken from coakers walk       At Coakers walk there is a obsevatory Telescope to veiw the beauty, but @ 7-45am it was not open. Villaretreat car park veiw caught from Coakers walk  Came back from the walk & had bath & rushed to Astoria veg for breakfast. |
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24th April 2010, 00:05
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Bad timing u drove the ghat section @ 3-00am & missed the beauty of the strecth. | |
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24th April 2010, 00:28
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| After gulping Idlis, Dosas & Pongal got a call from the resort reception that our private vehicle along with the forest entry permission would arrive @11-30am. It was still 10-00am & 1.5hrs left thought of burning some calories. So headed for cycling 5kms around Kodai lake. Hired 5 bicycles according to height & weight. Hire charges are 20/- per hour & saw different types of cycles suitable for gents, ladies & kids. peddlers posing on the road(My Team)  winner of our team race  Kodai lake  Boat & Rowing club  It was 11-25am by the time last member finished the race & @ 11-40am the rented vehicle (Innova) came & the driver told we have to collect the permission pass at the forest checkpost. So with the memories of cycling & the lake and dreaming about Berajim lake sat in the vehicle & the driver Zoomed to reach early. |
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24th April 2010, 00:43
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24th April 2010, 06:25
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24th April 2010, 08:13
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| A colorful flower with some editing  I opted not to drive my car to the Berajim lake since i didn't want to lose the veiwing of the nature while driving and also didn't want to waste time standing in the Q for about 2-3hrs for getting the forest entry permission. Meanwhile the driver advised us to carry food for lunch since other than nature nothing is available. So No coffee/tea king/wills(no polluters in my team) idli/dosa omlette/kababs bisleri / pepsi UB/scotch Went to the rooms in the resort & loaded some packed food for lunch and left to the berajim lake. Found this guy kissing the rocks  We rode about 8kms & reached the forest checkpost next to moris piont. Forest check post gate  Got the permission to enter into the forest. Rented Innova for the forest ride  The driver told us the distance from the check post to the berajim lake is about 15kms and i requested him to drive slowly. Some vehicles (both taxi & own) were showing their speed skills inside the forest roads. On the way spotted a colorful forest big hen & it ran away so fast that i could not focus it. Found eagle on a tree  Forest fire Watch tower  On the way to the lake there 4 veiw points. Silent valley cap valley Upper lake veiw point Herbal trees veiw point from here one can have breath taking veiws of plains, mountains & green. Upper lake veiw point  Berajim lake in the midst of thick green forest  A veiw from the silent valley  Herbal trees & plants & the mist  We reached the lake & the vehicle was parked under the tree shade. Carried all the food stuff. The driver requested (3times) us not to throw the empty plastic covers beside/in the lake. Entering into the lake area  Berajim lake is a natural lake spread over an area of 24 hectares & is known for its pure water surrounded by lush green pine trees. Near the lake the sky was very bright but the weather was cool & the cold breeze smelled fresh & pure.(In contrast to bangalore's polluted air) few snaps of the lake    After a breif walk found a patch of grass to sit.  It was about 1-30pm & every one were hungry. So refuelled energy which was exhausted after morning biycle ride. After energised it was photos session time. |
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24th April 2010, 08:15
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24th April 2010, 08:35
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No specific reasons was just playing with edit options. @ astoria veg no buffet b/f it was shared between team members. No. They arranged a travel agent to get the pass on behalf of us & along with the vehicle for few extra $$. Actually the fees for the entry pass is only RS.300/- but they charged RS.1800/- for getting the pass, vehicle & the driver. | |
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24th April 2010, 09:09
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24th April 2010, 09:55
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| Few snaps around the lake tem members on a fallen tree  lake & pine trees  kids trying to catch fishes in the lake  son posing for a snap  family balancing act  couple enjoying the romantic moments  Forest or lake - we can chat anywhere  team leader in sleep mode  youngest team member  A yellow patches grown on few trees  The lake premises gave us a nice picnic spot & so soon it was 3-00pm and the vehicle driver told us that we have to return to the forest check post by 3-30pm. The gates would close @3-30pm. We left the place unwillingly & after few kms drive the weather suddenly changed and a mist covered the forest. few misty snaps    Saw group monkeys on the parapet wall   Saw 3 bisons on the side of the ghat road   We were the last but one to exit the forest check post & the guard was hurrying to lock the gate. watched Moris memorial next to the check post. one the way to the resort took the aerial veiw snap of the kodai lake.  the bright colors of the buildings spoiling the natural greens veiw  Reached the resort @ 4-45pm & checked into our rooms. Ladies shopped wollen sweaters & shawls at the Tibetian shops association sitauted near the lake. It was 6-30 pm & thought of driving upto Pillar rocks which is 7kms from the lake. A snap of pillar rock @6-50pm  Came back from pillar rock & headed into this choclate factory located near to the astoria veg.  Choclate making machine  pouring liquid choclate mix into the moulds  adding flavoured syrup in between  after freezing, the hardened choclates being dropped from the mould  different varities of choclates arranged in shelves   The choclates tasted very good & costed RS.550/- per kg. After purchasing the choclates headed to the resort. Ordered for the dinner in the resturant @ villaretreat. Even though the dinning hall was spacious but was painted in the evening for renovation. Could not bear the smell of it so decided to have it together in a single room.  A colorful lanten in our room ceiling  A stiched snap  It was IPL3 time & then good night @10-30PM. |
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24th April 2010, 10:01
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1600-300 = 1300 for standing in the Q & getting the pass & for 5hrs of vehicle hire along with the driver.( about 50kms drive) Hope this will clear the confusion. sree70 | |
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24th April 2010, 10:08
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We have went to the lake view before the checkpost trekking down. Now that option is not there since they built a wall there, and only possibility to enter is through the CP. @Sree, once you finish the log shall I put a link to some logs and pictures? | |||
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