Sojourn:1

Recently i hav been to Industrial Tour with my frndz ..visited many places...bt one of the coolest and beautiful places is Munnar,in gods own country:Kerala.I bet munnar is breath takingly beautiful.Its pulchritude is awesome... combo of beauty,tranquility,peace..!In the past,i heard abt it,so got some xpectations.

Around 6am we reached kerala,we got to know that bcoz of chilli winds n muggy weather.I got my finest window seat..observed all the ppl,scenics out of the pane.People,with overly unctuous hairs with sandal cream on their foreheads seems to be quite
perfect with their works,i observed that 95%of ppl holded primed stuff like books,lappy..or else atleast with a news paper and we ppl thought that ohhh..Kerala..the state with 95% Literacy rate[approximately..i donno xact stat :)].Ofcoz,i admit that ppl r well educated there..but they r getting in to reservation compartments...scowling n frowning at fellow passengers who got the reservations,bcoz as they r not allowing them to occupy their seats..and supporting their style of occupying the preoccupied with some rules..x..y.z..!situation we faced at that time can be refered as an Hilarious Hesitation..atlast i thought that these ppl r thoughtfully well-taught..:]

Around 7:30am in the morning we reached Ernakulam station by train.carrying all the luggage moved towards exit of the station,along with my chums.it is truly horrible to manage all the baggage.Actually it is the first time i left home and travelled long way,bit pining,i felt that how dad n mom manages duffel without giving us a single pack to hold :( huhh..yearning for home :(

Weather is bit frosty..We got our brunch there,with a hot gourd of coffee at the end.There we got our bus ,to reach munnar, with our proper itinerary before. 3o ppl inside the bus...that was a kind of bus with gud audiosystem...from the moment v got in to the bus..started singing..chatting... throughout we njoyed journey with muzik..in my mundane passion i got
adhered to window..watched all the beautiful antique houses...mean while some trees with some sacks at their branches...got to know by driver, as rubber trees.all the way travelled through the woods...gradually the chill burgeoning.

Pure Greenery all around.We halted at a cascade..truly wondering..too cool water....wintry breeze..with symphony of roaring waterfalls..with fantastic frosting weather...sun trying for its best to shower its rays thru thickly covered branches..the ghat road.. virescent scenic..yup,it is awesome!the feeling cant put together in words..Those moments r enuf for the life time to xperience wat happiness is all about!

After the journey of 4-5hrs we reached munnar,at an altitude of 1600Mts-1800mts above the sea level enough panoramic view of gods natural setting,tea plantations with in range of vision.after getting in to the motel..freshed up..got out,bought some homemade chocolates.

We ppl rambled in the streets,got the dinner and returned ..as my paasion is to gaze sunrise in all newplaces,got up around 5am and njoyed beautiful scenics...been to wildlife sanctuary,watched reindeers..went to echo point..in b/w we got to see an elephant..then to thekkady..visited spice gardens,periyar lake..;

Time ticks though we wanna freeze der,so had to leave but preserving all time fresh evergreen memories with me!!Unending expansion of tea plantations,pristine valleys and mountains, varied species of flora and fauna in its wild sanctuaries and forests,aroma of spice scented cool air, It's the place I love to visit another time.

Nature cures all ailments...it is an absolute bliss...bt still, a short stay in the eternal world, by perceiving the true beauty and happiness and enlightening ourselves with the fact that there is more in this world...more to experience...more to love...that is by enrapturing natures beauty n conserving it.. !

That ends the stay in gods owncountry with lots of verdant memories in eyes we got back... :-)

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Madhuri M.