It was 31st December 2007 when we got our first salary and we immediately set about planning for a trip. Though the initial plan was to go to Kanyakumari but finally went to kodaikanal. This was one of the most memorable trips due to two reasons: One, this was my first trip with friends and second, it was sponsored by my first salary.
Date: 4th Jan 2008 to 7th Jan 2008
Place: Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
With: Souvik, Amit and Kalpana
We board Parveen Travels bus from Chennai CMBT Bus Stop at around 9 PM. It’s an overnight journey from Chennai. We reached on Saturday early morning and got into a hotel near the bus stop. Hotel reception helped us in arranging a cab for sightseeing. Our first stop was Coakers Walk, a narrow strip from where you can get an amazing view of the valley. Then we visited Suicide Point, also known as green valley view (the view was good but they have set up a market near the point, thus serenity expected of the place was not there). Some other places that we visited that day were Silver Cascade, Shanthi Valley and Pine Forest. Some of the spooky scenes of Raaz were shot in these pine forests. 
On the way we also stopped at a shop that was selling some of the best chocolates I have ever had... the famous Homemade chocolates of Kodaikanal. We spent the evening talking and eating yummy chocolates. Weather wise, it was a nice relief from the never ending summer of Chennai.
On the way we also stopped at a shop that was selling some of the best chocolates I have ever had... the famous Homemade chocolates of Kodaikanal. We spent the evening talking and eating yummy chocolates. Weather wise, it was a nice relief from the never ending summer of Chennai. Sunday was more about relaxing and refreshing. We went to Kodai Lake which is just 2-3 KM away from our hotel. Saturday was cloudy and cold but on Sunday we enjoyed the sunny cold morning. We did boating on Kodai Lake for two hours (boating is a must-do during any hill station visit). Next we hired two double cycles (or whatever you call them) and it was absolute fun! Kalpana and I don’t even know cycling but managed with Amit and Souvik. 
Our next venture was even more challenging, roller skating. I didn’t have the guts to leave the handles and go to the center, Amit and Kalpana could successfully cross the ring and Souvik fell down twice. We spent rest of the day walking around the lake. The bus started around 7 PM and we reached Monday morning around 6 AM... and it was time for office.
Our next venture was even more challenging, roller skating. I didn’t have the guts to leave the handles and go to the center, Amit and Kalpana could successfully cross the ring and Souvik fell down twice. We spent rest of the day walking around the lake. The bus started around 7 PM and we reached Monday morning around 6 AM... and it was time for office. Few points:
- We spent only 1750 per head including travel
- Pictures were clicked with Nokia 6300 – 2MP cam, thus please excuse the bad quality pics
Nice start to your own travelogue :) So what's next? Pics look pretty good for a Nokia 6300 !
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