tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post4614333914518154395..comments2023-10-31T14:20:12.871+05:30Comments on Observations, Thoughts and Musings going by ...: Travelogue - A 1900 km drive (Part une)RamNarayanShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-39080707204200909362010-11-19T11:27:39.243+05:302010-11-19T11:27:39.243+05:30@Haddock-True. I didn't think there were so ma...@Haddock-True. I didn't think there were so many waterfalls at/around Kodaikanal, but hill-stations are usually that way; they give you surprises. :-) Pune did surprise me with a 4 degrees Centrigrade weather around 4 years back, I think, when I was there. :-) Self-driving is definitely way more flexible, as long as there are at least 2 drivers, which was there in my case :-)<br /><br />@R-ambam-:-D :-D Thanks. Let's see how it pans out. :-)RamNarayanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-92117882903565878232010-11-19T05:59:41.923+05:302010-11-19T05:59:41.923+05:30Interesting ! I wonder if its the twists and turns...Interesting ! I wonder if its the twists and turns of the journey or ur writing :)R-ambamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258233487223882612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-87969089510314730502010-11-18T22:54:44.465+05:302010-11-18T22:54:44.465+05:30Driving down is more fun as it takes away the tens...Driving down is more fun as it takes away the tension of being at a place at a particular time and then there is the flexibility of changing routes. But like you said improper directions is something to be avoided as it eats away into our time.<br />The waterfalls are great and worth all the trouble of going till there.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-77375697041353056162010-11-16T17:26:01.757+05:302010-11-16T17:26:01.757+05:30@Swaram-:-D Thanks and you are welcome. Woody'...@Swaram-:-D Thanks and you are welcome. Woody's was a fav haunt for kids for its 'panneer tikka', but now they have moved to 'UD Residency'. :-) They now go not to Woody's, but to the McD adjacent to it. :-)<br /><br />@chennaigirl-:-D. I am back and under regulation. :-D. The sound of water is always soothing. The one thing Bengaluru lacks is a beach. :( There are a few more posts below this. paakalayaa neenga? :-)<br /><br />@zeno-:-) Thanks! Sequel doesn't have too many, but a future travelogue will. :-DRamNarayanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-69310798993948731782010-11-16T14:40:57.796+05:302010-11-16T14:40:57.796+05:30Looking forward for the sequel!
Seems to be too m...Looking forward for the sequel! <br />Seems to be too many adventures :PAppuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943787484240840432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-66592619314669721082010-11-16T13:15:24.555+05:302010-11-16T13:15:24.555+05:30Water gushing sound still lingering in my ears. Su...Water gushing sound still lingering in my ears. Such a soothing atmosphere. So ithuvum reason for long absence ist? Wonderful post :)chennaigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588350350064569070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-56951724479240632522010-11-15T11:36:54.138+05:302010-11-15T11:36:54.138+05:30I luvvv the rasam vada @ Woody's ;)
Lovely pic...I luvvv the rasam vada @ Woody's ;)<br />Lovely pics and u helped me relish my Kodai memories from the past :)<br />Thank u :)Swaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277282712431924263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-36775907491695099062010-11-15T11:02:07.610+05:302010-11-15T11:02:07.610+05:30@gils-Thanks Thanks :-D
@Ramesh-:-D :-D You shoul...@gils-Thanks Thanks :-D<br /><br />@Ramesh-:-D :-D You should then see my brother. He just now returned back from a roadie trip with family to Gujarat from Bengaluru.<br /><br />I drove most of it and Señora some. There were some bad sections however (will touch it during the sequel post)<br /><br />The comment was for Woodys at Kodai. It was never Woody's at Bengaluru. I love their sambhar/rasam vadas here. :-D Stopped going there after they demolished their building to build a shopping complex and moved the restaurant to the back. :-( The earlier charm has been weakened.<br /><br />Smiling at your 6:00 PM comment. I think you may be staying way off from the true Bengaluru. :-D<br /><br />@RS-:-) Thanks. I didn't drive the entire time, Señora did a lot too. She did the uphill climb into Kodai and a few other legs. If you see any photos from the car, then it implies I am not driving. :-)<br /><br />Wow! that must have been one large group outing. :-) [Bad that you stayed back indoors. Hopefully there weren't much crowds then. We didn't see crowds at all except for a Sunday when crowds overran most of the places. :)]RamNarayanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-3283635070004902992010-11-15T06:06:45.574+05:302010-11-15T06:06:45.574+05:30You drove through the entire trip??? Whoa!!! That&...You drove through the entire trip??? Whoa!!! That's a feat by itself!!<br /><br />Lovely snaps there....I watched the video too! The sound of the water falls (For that matter any flow of water) is by itself, soothening....Thank you for sharing....<br /><br />Kodaikanal brings in fond memories of the trip we had with our entire family last April. We hired a bus (:P) and made a 3 day halt there...Preferred to stay indoors, though! <br /><br />Now, I'll wait for your pics from Kanyakumari....RSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-13247056859777692342010-11-14T21:11:25.897+05:302010-11-14T21:11:25.897+05:30Lovely post and the sequel will no doubt be even l...Lovely post and the sequel will no doubt be even lovelier. Being the loud mouth that I am, have to "contribute"<br /><br />Firstly hats off to you. Anybody who can drive 1900 km in India is an absolute hero in my eyes.<br /><br />Secondly, how could you blasphemise Woodys. I am told by a friend (his word carries weight literally and figuratively) that the pongal breakfast at Woody's is the closest thing possible to heaven.<br /><br />Thirdly what do you mean - Bangalore sleeping at 6.00 PM when a pensioner's paradise, etc etc. It sleeps at 6.00 PM even today :):)<br /><br />Sequel soon; sequel soon ....Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918794022032698745.post-28396503392333296812010-11-14T21:11:16.423+05:302010-11-14T21:11:16.423+05:30wow nice travellogue..superbly writtenwow nice travellogue..superbly writtengilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259194565523548553noreply@blogger.com