Kodagu Dreams !! ~~ :-))

It was my long time desire to be in the one of the coolest spot in karnataka..Kodagu Or Coorg or as it is called as Orange Country!! from the time I shifted my place to Bangalore, I wanted to visit the place..Frakly speaking, I didnt know what the place has got, but I only know that it is one the serene place to be,and I love to be in solace..

So there we started,a family tour to the land of oranages ~!! on a good friday morning,the 11th of May.We reached a place called Kushal Nagar,before which we had our breakfast in Maddur.Kushal Nagar,is majorily inhibited by Tibetians..So you the feel that you have suddenly stepped in the different country!! :-)).. You get see the typical culture,the house designs of that like tibetians.. Almost every home has got this long rod to which is cloth is attached to almost more than half,like a flag.. But i didnt know why they do so..Nyways.. we went to see the Namdroling Monastry or the "Golden Temple".The place is wonderful with awesome and very intrinsic painting and scultpures.. The best part is you are allowed to photograph them.The paint colors are very vivid and bright...Mostly red.. I wish there was someone to tell what those paintings depict.Monks of the temple,some 4 yrs to 70+ ,stay in the same premises..
The whole is just a hour visit,but we took more as each of us got deeply awe-struck that we practically clicked every part of the paintings around!with little compulsion and confusion we left the monastry..Not literally though..There are few shops outside..So a lil shopping.U get to see and buy the big bells,there was a tibetian to explain us about the bells,why its kept and its fortunes etc..when i asked for the price,only then I realiazed I needed a fortune to obtain one!Gee.. but purchased some fortunes at my ability!!after a good lunch at a local hotel, we left to Nisargadhama..
Nisargadhama is like a little walk on the jungle with elephant safari and a boat ride on the river Cauvery.Its was to walk along the bamboo tress and a hanging bridge to cross over the river running below..U get to hear the sound like theetataaaa when theres a wind..Its the sound of the bamboo tress colliding each other when the wind blows.There are few swings around and a small sit-out like thing made of bamboo between the tress at a little level from the groud..Good place to relax.Actually ,its a romantic place to be there..Know its like, a river behind you,bamboo tress around with that tatetteee sound, ;-)),and a wooden sit out like between the tress... Definetly soothing..Then there was elephant safari ..It was trilling for me.Though a short round it was good to sit on the elephant that shakes your body..
Next we went to Dhubare.. Again a elephant camp.We can get to see the elephant feeding and bathing... You can also take a dip in the river.. After a shower in the waters we left to Sidhapur to meet our family friend.Uncle was a simple man who owns a coffee estates,orange estates.The home was awesome...My dream house standing before me!! Yup a good looking bungalow situated in the center of the coffee plantations.A pond in front of the house and lots of flowers and plants around...birds chripping from the silver oak trees.,hmm,what more you need other than your family around.!!After sipping tea, we all went to a unrevealed temple on the banks of the river Cauvery. The drive was adventurous..Jeep passing through the thick forests..There is absolutely no one human around,only us.It was almost dark when we reached there...The place is dead silence that you can hear the sound of the river flowing..It was just AWESOME...Out of the world I should say.. Wish we were here a little earlier so we could have enjoyed a lot more admiring this new world.
Way back we were to meet another friend.The drive was still more adventourous coz Uncle was telling of his experience with elephants ...Back home one late night on his scooter,he was face to face with a wild elephant.He could not revert nor go ahead..No human soul around too.. after a little while the elephant started to walk across the forest leaving way to Uncle.. Another incident was when he was driving,a snake happened to fall on his shoulders..After an hour,it crepped through his leg leaving him unhurt.
After hearing all this, me and shara looking each other and checking the jeep to check for some creepy creatures..!!We reached the Uncles place...My dream home II...
Back home,we had a good dinner and had a sound sleep.Early next morning,we got up to see the place and the view,the sunrise,the sounds of the birds calling..Mistly windows,dew on the flowers.... We went for a short walk...We refreshed and left to TalCauvery.I was completely disapponited when I saw that the pond where water sprouts,the origination of the cauvery river,is closed due to some construction work...The valley and the view around the hill was good.
After having lunch,we headed back to Madikeri.Since we reached lately,there weren't much places opened to visit.So we drove back to Bangalore..Guess I should make another trip to Kodagu..
On the whole,I had a good time visiting the new place and having good time with my family...