We have now reached ooty and are currently staying in the mountains... am wearing 3 layers (resembles British spring)..it is crazy to think just a few miles down and we have plus 40 degrees Celsius temperatures mid day.
To bed yesterday me and Saskia have been even wearing winter socks and hoodies... hehe!
So far from our last post we have been all around Hampi, Hospet, Hassan, Bangalore, Mysore and now are in Ooty...All in just over week...with about 20 plus hours of travel...
We have seen...
in Hospet: Virupaksha temple, Ugra Narasimha, Lotus Mahal and queens bath- which me and saskia imagined being the queens...I am planning to be a millionaire so I can build one of these in the UK, although not sure how it will go down having an open air bath during the winter seasons...
in Hassain: Belur and Halebid- Hoysaleshwara temple, Shantaleshwara temple and Belur which is located on the banks of river yangchi... Many of the locals call Belur the vanaras of south.
in Banglore: I went to visit some family and me and Saskia got a good home cooked meal, my auntie had cooked enough to feed a small city. we also visited the botanical gardens called lal bagh which means red garden., the banglore palace and the fort and palace of tipu sultan (a muslim ruler who very nearlly defeated the british). I'm sure we must have seen more but I can not remember it all at the moment.
in Mysore: The amazing mysore palace- the largest structure of its kind in the whole of India, Brindavan Garden which we saw at sunset-beautiful fountains and colourful lights....
in Ooty: The beautiful blue mountain view, peak, botanical gardens, tea factory, chocolate factory (yes me and saskia did pig out)...and otty lake.
The mysore palace was my favourite....it was beautiful and the architecture is genius...they have taken best of each from all over the world and combined it to create a wonderful palace that by no means looks out of place...Although many of the structures throughout India are damaged due to cultural or political differences by Hindus, Muslim's, French British etc...this palace remains as it is as celebrates each...the floor tiles are Portuguese, the beautiful lamps Czech...the carvings and mural work Islamic or Hindu, the pillars from Scotland yard, I could go on!!!
We have not had much time to breathe and have been constantly on the go, the constantly getting ask to pose for photos is starting to wear thin, we feel a bit like celebs being followed by paps! Although the children are adorable and the school kids are charming.
Ooty is very relaxed and people keep themselves to the themselves...
Ok this has been the hardest post to write due to using the oldest, slowest computer in the world,(imagine acorn computers) so all you that have been moaning we don't post enough i hope you appreciate this!!
Love to all... xXx signing out from India...Poonam and Sassy!
Sounds perfect! Glad you are having fun girls. We will have to cross paths on your Thailand stretch of the trip xx
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