Last Friday, wife and I suddenly decided on an impromptu road trip to spend the weekend unwinding and relaxing in a random place near Bangalore. Saturday early morning, we were heading towards Salem on our way to Yercaud hill station.
Here's a photo tour of the weekend that was spent sleeping, eating, taking walks in the coffee plantations, bird watching and absorbing the beautiful atmosphere of Yercaud...
It was a pleasant drive of 5 hours. The breathtaking scenery caused major distractions from the road once we started the ascend from the foot hills of Shevaroys range...
The hairpin bends were not very steep, but the two-way roads uphill were narrow and demands extreme caution...
There were 20 hairpin bends...
Hitchhiking pose...
After about 30 minutes of winding road, we reached Yercaud...
Yercaud is situated at an altitude of 4970 ft above sea level. Its name is derived from the lake located at its center – in Tamil Yeri means lake and Kaadu means forest, signifying the forest surrounding the lake.
After checking into a hotel and getting sufficient sleep, we ventured out to look around. The Gulmohar trees were in full bloom...
Tourists were thronging the lake side for boating. We skipped boating and instead decided to take a stroll in the woods near the lake...
Soon we spotted a Jungle Myna of South Indian race in action...
Jungle Myna of South Indian race sports beautiful blue iris...
Jungle Myna with its catch...
Rain lilies...
Coffee blooms with its lovely fragrance were in abundance...
Coffee fruit...
A fortune teller with his caged parrot caught our interest...
Reading the lines on her palm...
His trained parrot picks a tarot card...
And hands it to the astrologer who based on the image tells the fortune...
Astrologer predicted all good things which made her really happy...
The astrologer seemed to know women's psychology well. Even the wet-blanket predictions were received with joy...
Corn cob at one of the street food stalls near the lake...
A hawker was selling bubble maker. I quickly caught the reflection of the lake in one of the bubbles...
Pagoda point at the eastern side of Yercaud is an interesting view point adorned with stone pagodas...
Aerial view of a small village from the Pagoda point...
The place was very scenic...
Lily...
Lady's Seat is another interesting view point...
A lady and her child at Lady's seat...
We walked to Gent's Seat view point from Lady's Seat. On the way we saw the gorgeous Red-whiskered Bulbul...
Tridax daisy...
It turned out happily that our randomly picked destination was unbelievably pristine and allowed us to carry back some unforgettable memories...
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