Ooty, popularly known as the Queen of Hill Stations, is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in South India. During our visit to Ooty in September 2007, we enjoyed its cool climate, scenic landscapes, boating at Ooty Lake and peaceful moments of togetherness amidst nature. Here is my travel story on some of the cherished memories of our trip.
A travel in those days when there were no smartphones and no social media, was very much different from what it is these days. People used to spend time together enjoying the nature unlike the present day people who stay busy taking selfies or reels. Instead of spending time with their family, they instantly upload their reels in the social media and eagerly keep checking for likes and comments. The present generation tourists remain busy with smartphones than enjoying the nature with family.
In September 2007 when me and my husband visited Ooty. We took the evening flight from Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad to Bengaluru. RGIA was not commissioned in 2007. From Bengaluru we took a luxury bus to Ooty. It was a night journey by bus on the Ghat Roads. We reached Ooty in the early hours and straightaway went to the hotel where we booked a deluxe room.
It was a chill yet pleasant morning. We enjoyed the scenic beauty of the place with a steaming hot cup of Nilgiris filter coffee which was too refreshing in the chill weather. We then finished our morning chores and walked to the lake in the pleasant morning.
Ooty is one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in India and it needs not description. In almost all the tourist spots we could see newly wedded couples deeply engrossed in their own world. Those scenes all around reminded me the famous Hindi song 'dil deewana bin sajna ke maanena' by Bhagyasree in Maine Pyar Kiya movie.
Mother Nature is at her best in this beautiful hill station which nestles at a height of about 2250 m above the MSL (mean sea level) in the Nilgiris Hills (alka Blue Mountains). The hill station is located at a distance of about 105 Km from Coimbatore in Tamilnadu.
After the ride, we again went on a Pedal Boat ride for 20 minutes. Though we were give life jackets to wear, yet I was a bit scared while pedaling. After a thrilling pedal boat ride we strolled for a while. There are rows of restaurants and shops selling local stuff and also from other states. I bought one Kashmiri sari at this place and then we had some light food in the restaurant.
Ooty lake is one of the top tourists attractions of the place where tourists can be seen enjoying boat rides in the lake and also fishing in the lake. Children enjoy a horse ride along the lake side while shopping sprees get indulged in shopping. Foodies relish the typical South Indian spicy foods in the restaurants. Local road side vendors sell fresh carrots and you can see the tourists munching sweet raw carrots.
It was evening and the weather turned chill. On our way back to the hotel we enjoyed hot sips of Nilgiri chai (tea) along with crunchy locally made Indian bread. We were back to our hotel room and had a good night sleep as our minds.
The next day morning we went to the Botanical Garden - one of the top tourist attractions of Ooty. On entering inside the garden, I was much attracted with the view of the vast stretch of meadows with trees at few places. I remembered watching this garden in many movies both Tollywood (Telugu movies) and Bollywood movies.
There are few other interesting tourist spots near Ooty which include the famous Madumali Wildlife Sanctuary and Doddabetta the highest peak in Nilgiris. Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary shares the border with the neighboring states of Kerala and Karnataka. The sanctuary is famous for Indian elephants, tigers, panthers, sambars, spotted deer, wild boar, porcupine and many more wild creatures.
Doddabetta is located at a distance of 10 Km from Ooty and lies in the joining point of Eastern and Western Ghats. Tourists who visit Ooty also make a trip to Coonoor and Kodaikanal - the other two popular hill stations in Tamil Nadu. Mother Nature is enriched with beauty at these two places. These incredible places are rich in pure air, tranquil and peaceful surroundings.
We could not visit these two places (hope to visit soon) as the next day morning we proceed to Mysuru (Mysore) for a short stay.
It's more than a decade we had been to this beautiful hill station yet the memories in fresh.
A travel in those days when there were no smartphones and no social media, was very much different from what it is these days. People used to spend time together enjoying the nature unlike the present day people who stay busy taking selfies or reels. Instead of spending time with their family, they instantly upload their reels in the social media and eagerly keep checking for likes and comments. The present generation tourists remain busy with smartphones than enjoying the nature with family.
In September 2007 when me and my husband visited Ooty. We took the evening flight from Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad to Bengaluru. RGIA was not commissioned in 2007. From Bengaluru we took a luxury bus to Ooty. It was a night journey by bus on the Ghat Roads. We reached Ooty in the early hours and straightaway went to the hotel where we booked a deluxe room.
It was a chill yet pleasant morning. We enjoyed the scenic beauty of the place with a steaming hot cup of Nilgiris filter coffee which was too refreshing in the chill weather. We then finished our morning chores and walked to the lake in the pleasant morning.
Ooty is one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in India and it needs not description. In almost all the tourist spots we could see newly wedded couples deeply engrossed in their own world. Those scenes all around reminded me the famous Hindi song 'dil deewana bin sajna ke maanena' by Bhagyasree in Maine Pyar Kiya movie.
Mother Nature is at her best in this beautiful hill station which nestles at a height of about 2250 m above the MSL (mean sea level) in the Nilgiris Hills (alka Blue Mountains). The hill station is located at a distance of about 105 Km from Coimbatore in Tamilnadu.
After the ride, we again went on a Pedal Boat ride for 20 minutes. Though we were give life jackets to wear, yet I was a bit scared while pedaling. After a thrilling pedal boat ride we strolled for a while. There are rows of restaurants and shops selling local stuff and also from other states. I bought one Kashmiri sari at this place and then we had some light food in the restaurant.
Ooty lake is one of the top tourists attractions of the place where tourists can be seen enjoying boat rides in the lake and also fishing in the lake. Children enjoy a horse ride along the lake side while shopping sprees get indulged in shopping. Foodies relish the typical South Indian spicy foods in the restaurants. Local road side vendors sell fresh carrots and you can see the tourists munching sweet raw carrots.
It was evening and the weather turned chill. On our way back to the hotel we enjoyed hot sips of Nilgiri chai (tea) along with crunchy locally made Indian bread. We were back to our hotel room and had a good night sleep as our minds.
The next day morning we went to the Botanical Garden - one of the top tourist attractions of Ooty. On entering inside the garden, I was much attracted with the view of the vast stretch of meadows with trees at few places. I remembered watching this garden in many movies both Tollywood (Telugu movies) and Bollywood movies.
There are few other interesting tourist spots near Ooty which include the famous Madumali Wildlife Sanctuary and Doddabetta the highest peak in Nilgiris. Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary shares the border with the neighboring states of Kerala and Karnataka. The sanctuary is famous for Indian elephants, tigers, panthers, sambars, spotted deer, wild boar, porcupine and many more wild creatures.
Doddabetta is located at a distance of 10 Km from Ooty and lies in the joining point of Eastern and Western Ghats. Tourists who visit Ooty also make a trip to Coonoor and Kodaikanal - the other two popular hill stations in Tamil Nadu. Mother Nature is enriched with beauty at these two places. These incredible places are rich in pure air, tranquil and peaceful surroundings.
We could not visit these two places (hope to visit soon) as the next day morning we proceed to Mysuru (Mysore) for a short stay.
It's more than a decade we had been to this beautiful hill station yet the memories in fresh.