This is pretty much the pen ultimate evening of this trip. I am now in Pollachi, 45 Kms from Coimbatore. We started at around 8 AM from Munnar by a bus to a place called Udumalapet and from there came to Pollachi by another bus.The total journey took around 4 hrs. We came and checked in a lodge at the heart of the town. The rates are pretty cheap and all that, and finally ESPN is available. Couldnt watch Italy trounce France yesterday, because the mallu Kds did not air ESPN yesterday, probably the read my earlier post. Whatever!..
After reaching the place around 12 and decided to take a bath, i found that my spare(and fresh) underwear was missing. I was carrying only 2 and lost one. Bloody hell!. After a bath we went to a nearby Brahmin mess for some good meal and got it.
We hired a cab and left for the nearby Aliyar dam which is situated 20 kms from here.The dam is very huge and is situated in the valley of some peaks of the Western Ghats separating Tamil Nadu and Kerala. There is one ashram near the dam . Me and my dad opted out of going to the ashram, while my mom and sis visited that place. Nothing special about the dam except for its peaceful ambiance and clean surroundings. Hard to find a clean tourist spot in Tamil Nadu.
The climate over here is very good and the maximum was around 32 degrees. I am informed that the temperature her wont cross the 33 mark even in the summers. Its around 7:30 now and i am here blogging.
Tomorrow we will be visiting the Top slips and a national park nearby. Basically the Pollachi visit was mainly for the viewing of the Top slip. My dad actually wanted to stay for a day or two at the top slips, but the place is booked until 22 nd and 23rd so we had to curtail our visit to a single day. I am planing to leave alone day after tomorrow morning from Coimbatore by a bus. Lets wait and see.
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