With summer fast approaching in India and for the many tourists visiting India I suggest Ooty is a place worth a visit . Ooty is known as a poor man’ Switzerland but for myself I will definitely say it is haven for nature lovers..We proceeded to leave to Ooty by Nilagiri passenger. We took this train route as in a tourism website we read that the railways is plying this train as a heritage train and if we visit ooty by this train our experience will be enriched more than we travel by bus. The journey was awesome. Breath taking scenery caught our eyes. The hills covered with different flowers of different hues and buildings took our breath away.
On the first day we visited the Ooty Lake. Mr John Sullivan who happens to be the first Collector of Ooty constructed Ooty Lakewe then visit edthe town in a tourist bus so that we will not miss the tourist locales.
our first stop was Keti . From here we had a telescopic view of five locales namely St George School . The other spots we viewed were are St Michael Church tunnels, and nurseries.
Another breath taking viewpoint we really enjoyed was at the Dolphin’s Nose. Here one can enjoy nature at its peak. The Catherine waterfalls, the tea estates with its innumerable tea trees, the houses all added to the beauty of the place keeping us spellbound. As for the hill it was in the shape of the Dolphin’s nose. Lambs Nose is another point which be viewed with the telescope.
Sim Park is located in coonoor 17 kms away from Ooty and is another tourist spot our bus halted. This parks stretches to about 12 hectares of land. The hallmark of this park is the elephanttrunk tree.
The whole park is covered with different species from world all over that it is a natural treat to all nature lovers. Grassy lawns and winding pathways adds to the beauty of this park.
On the way from Coonoor to Ooty is Wellington, which is the headquarters of the Madras Regimental Center, the Indian army. Peter the guide said that the shooting of Roja took place here. Gunpowder factory is also established here, as the climate here is more suitable for the manufacturing of gunpowder.
Singara Tea Estate is another site we visited. About 2500 acres were under tea cultivated. According to our guide the life span is 100 years. The trees are pruned every six years. The leaves are picked all the year around and are branded by the different tea companies
Out last tourist spot is the famous Botanical garden. The well maintained green grass lawns are a beautiful sight. As we entered it started raining and we just managed to take a family photo along with this beautiful background.