I always wonder why people spend so much and die to go places like Switzerland when our India , indeed incredible , has so many places .
Yes, Yercaud is one of those beautiful places where nature has poured all it's glory to the brim and it's overflowing literally ! I had heard this place few times before but never knew that it's worth a place but the trip on 30 th and 31st May , 2009 totally disproved me and infact, it was a relaxing as well as adventurous trip and also the first one with my friends@IBM ever.
Mithun, Mayank , Neeraj and myself planned suddenly and went for the trip.Mithun and Mayank had done most of the pre-arrangements but plans are not meant to be followed, or truly speaking, they could not be followed by gluttons like me ;) I missed the Kochuvelli express , busy eating at Barbeque Nation and later Taxi, too. I made it finally and reached Yercaud around midnight 2 am on 30 may .That's the start of the adventure and wait, it does'nt ends here, its just a beginning . MM Holiday Inn was our hospitality partner [ we had to pay heavily thou ;) ] Ladies , Gents , children seat were good, but Rose garden was the best for all the photo-shoot and worth a place to take ur wives there ;) The loop-road drive for more-than 2 hours was the best part which many tourists miss. Mithun , our senior -cum- guide was there for us anytime always and took all the pictures and also , the snaps of or one-and-only Neeraj and photogenic ,Shivraj simply came out the best along with Yercaud's hallmarks ! Montfort School is amazing but we could not go inside , since it was too early in morning and we were returning back to Blore. The catch of the trip was the amazing weather, greenary everywhere, trek down to water-less kiliyuru falls ,company of amazing colleagues and the return journey in Mubarak's [ our taxi driver ] Indica with a view so picturesque that you will get to see that only in Discovery Channel or NatGeo until and unless you pack your luggage and head to yercaud next weekend .Mountains laced with greenary and clouds, heavy rain in evening and hindering the sight from the cottage were the moments to cherish and ofcourse, a bottle of beer gave high to the already fun-filled weekend .
I truly agree my country is simply incredible !
Incredible India !
NOTE: The best time to visit is in summer , as you will relieved by the superb weather and serene climate and you will appreciate only during this time, as it will transport you from your hectic routine + soaring temperature in summer to a place which I call HEAVEN or ಸ್ವರ್ಗ !
