Certain good memories stays afresh with us forever and the Final Year College tour to Ooty is one amongst them. Ooty, the queen of South Indian Hill stations is a place often visited by us with our family in the Sumer Holidays. Its a just another Tourist Station to many of us. But what makes the College tour to Ooty with friends 'So Special'? Well, too many answers in store for that question.
The eventful journey started on March 1 2008 at 9.15pm(IST), when the 64 members in our class were on a cool voyage to Ooty from a hot Chennai. In our train, NILAGIRI Express, a Rail Boggie was exclusively reserved for us and when it started from Chennai, it seemed just for our Service the Train was operated on that day. As the train Chugged off from the station, the night belonged to us. It seemed a Night Party to us and our train reached Mettupalayam the next day at 6.45Am.
We immediately switched over to a comparitively smaller train popularly known as 'Ooty Toy Train' at Mettupalayam. Toy Train ride is a 5.30Hours Journey from Ooty. The Bus ride takes just an Hour and a half to reach Ooty. Mind You, Trip to Ooty without Toy Train is equivalent to 'House without Roof'. The Toy train ride is one of the Ecstatic moments you experience. The 'Smoking Monster' made its way through the Dense forests, Deep Ridges and Fog-Capped Mountains to reach Conoor. From Conoor to Ooty, the Train Journey was through a Lush Green TEA-PLANTATION Estates and Flower Gardens. Train Journey to Ooty from Mettupalayam Feast our Eyes with Natural Resources.
We Reached Ooty by noon and shifted to a Cottage at the Outskirts of the town. Everyone of us experienced a change in climatic conditions from a Hot and Dry Mettupalayam to Teeth-Biting chillness in Ooty. We relaxed ourselves for a while before commencing our Sight-seeing.
( .....To be Continued.....)
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