Saturday, Sunday and Monday......was a good break. An extended weekend. Had gone to Bangalore for this weekend. Reached there on Saturday and stayed there with my cousins. That day we spent in Bangalore itself. In the evening we went to a pub there called Legends of Rock. Hmmmmm after such a long time...got to listen to some real good rock music and at a good volume. After having drinks there we went off to a restaurant nearby called "Chandni Chowk". A must go place. Lovely decor. And good food - must have: Makai ki Roti and Saag. But do not try Kulfi there. It is avoidable.
The next morning we left for "Hogenakal". It is a small place in Tamil Nadu. Located in a wildlife sanctuary it features beautiful set of waterfalls. "Hogenakal" means smoking rock. And thats what it looks from distance with all the mist/small water droplets being carried by the wind. From distance it just looks as if smoke is rising from the rocks - but when you go near to the scene is awesome. Another good thing about this waterfall is.....you can experience the please/scare of living (better to say standing) on the edge.....the feeling is scary BUT AWESOME at the same time. During this month (August) the river Kaveri is flowing with some overdose of water creates amazing waterfalls in this region. The water in this area is known for its curative powers. This is one place one should visit if he/she is in Bangalore or Chennai. Another intersting thing to experience here is the boat ride - IT'S DIFFERENT. The boats are circular in shape and made up of Bamboo with tarpaulin outside so that water does not enter the boat. This boat though you will not believe is amazingly strong. Another fun thing you can do in this boat is, make it rotate at pretty good speeds and we experienced it. This is also a good place to go for trekking. We returned from there in late evening and saw the sunset happening on the way back. Looks truly amazing with small hills around the Hosur Road.We went straight for dinner to a restaurant. The place is truly amazingly beautiful....well this is the place where the song "Ek Chhoti si" in the movie Roja was picturised.
The next day was spent resting at home in Bangalore. Cousin bro arranged for my ticket for the night journey back to Chennai by bus. My bus started around 10:30 PM from Bangalore and reached Chennai at 6:00 AM. Sleeping in bus is the most difficult thing. From next time I will try for train tickets for going to Bangalore. And without sleep, got ready and came to office....
Hoping for more such trips into such beautiful spots.
Some of the pics of Hogenakal can be found here
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3 comments:
am jealous...am gonna cancel rishikesh will ask friends to give this a try...let's pray it works..
hey....Rishikesh is gud for trekking and white water rafting...if u wanna do dat go there....if u wanna enjoy waterfalls...come down to south....
depends on wat u wanna do....
where are the pics
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