It was on 5th Aug that myself Sachin, Nishanth and V Gowda planned for Yercaud. Luckily this time Bharath joined us with Punith. With all sorts of circus finally we did it on 11th Aug.Before the dawn we were in Bangalore railway station hoping that we would be the early birds, but Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself. With not much struggle we reached Salem in Ernakulam Express which leaves Bangalore at 6:15 Am. Travelling in Tamil nadu is cheap and you can reach Yercaud with just 100 bugs.
2.killiyur falls
3.Sheveroy temple
Though it was off-season but nothing was off… We were lucky that rains did not harm our trip. It was very cool and lovely that we can’t just express that in words as – “For my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low Ways”
Yercaud is 30 km from Salem and around 20km of this is a Ghat section. The road is good and the greenery on both sides makes it a pleasent drive. 20 Hair Pin Bends [or HPBs, as they are called] make this journey a memorable experience. There are times when you can see atleast 3-4 levels of road below and above you. Amazing indeed. It takes just above an hour to reach Yercaud from salem.
Travelling in Yercaud can be done on foot [all the common places and tourist spots except the Shevroy Temple are in a radius of 4km]
Places to see:
1. Big Lake (Emerald Lake)
2.killiyur falls
3.Sheveroy temple
4.Botanical garden
5.Lady’s seat View (One can watch the route to yercaud)
6.Pagoda point
7.Mount fort school(only Sunday)
8. Grange Resort ( Dirt biking)
Since none of us knew Tamil, it was hard to communicate or to make any enquiries. But since it’s a small place, so no worries!!! When you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. As our motto –
“Our destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination”
At yercaud we got a nice cottage to stay.” As we have grown older, we need more stars in the hotels.”A saying that I remember. I will not forget to mention the name as the service provided was ultimate. Its peeacock cottage. Contact No : 04281-223077 / 8903006611. This cottage is very near to Saravana Bhavan Elite, A place where one can afford for a healthy food.
Though it was off-season but nothing was off… We were lucky that rains did not harm our trip. It was very cool and lovely that we can’t just express that in words as – “For my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low Ways”
As we always believe "Travelling is like flirting with life. It's like saying, 'I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station" half heartedly, finally we faced towards Bangalore on the next day.
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