We went to Munnar in November 2010. We had taken a flight to Cochin from Bangalore. From Cochin we had booked a cab to Munnar. The drive from Cochin to Munnar was so scenic and afresh, it earned an exclusive post of its own.
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| A picturesque scene on way to Gunnar |
It was a 3 hours drive through scenic hills of Kerala, covered in lush green terrace fields of coffee, with black thundering clouds hanging over the top of the hills. On the way, we stopped near a gushing waterfall and clicked some snaps. Kerala, it seems, is abundant in massive waterfalls.This waterfall was one of those, the water was crystal clear and super white. One could go all the way to the foot of the waterfall to experience it literally - if you understand what I mean.
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| Waterfall on way to Munnar |
This was one journey where the natural scenery around was so beautiful that we wished we would go on and on and this journey would never come to a halt :).
Our second halt was at a spice garden en-route to Munnar. Forgive me for not being able to recall it's name. What's in a name :) It was the experience inside the spice garden, every bit of which I remember. Definitely deserves an exclusive post of it's own and here it goes:
This spice garden had plants and trees of almost all spices known in India, it also had different plants of medicinal and herbal value. There was a guide present who helped us walk through the premises, enriching us with knowledge about the different medicinal plants and spices - a great experience!! The garden also had a shop in premises from where one could buy medicinal oils made of eucalyptus and various other plants, oils and soaps, spice packets etc.
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| Into the spice garden Munnar |
From here, we went directly to Munnar. Through the mountain roads, moving in circles passing through the green coffee fields, we reached our hotel after 3 hrs of refreshing and not a bit tiring journey!!
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