I have lost count how many times I have visited Munnar. Maybe it was my fourth or fifth. But, I found the natural beauty of munnar still enhanting and romantic. Reached there on 25th November morning with seven others from work. We were on our way to attend Jimmy's (another colleague) marriage. Our stay was in Hotal Oakfields which was at some remote corner of munnar and the road to that place was really narrow and dangerous after the monsoon and landslides. But the scenery that welcomed us to that place was really breathtaking. Midhun, Prem, Nagesh and me went for cycling on 26th morning to explore the surroundings. The hotel was on top of hill surrounded by tea estate and offered fabulous viewpoints. The wooden house on its backyard was also beautiful.
Went to Eravikulam National park to see the endangered "Nilgiri Tahr" on the first day. It was on the foot of Anamudi , the highest peak in south india. I forgot the angle from which the peak looked like an elephant. :-)
The place I liked the best was Madupetty dam. The lake was full and it offered beautiful scenery. Look at the pic taken from the dam. This is one of the best I have taken.
Munnar is a very very beautiful place. All the keralites I have shown that photos from munnar have expressed surprise that such a place existed :-). Muttathe Mullakku Manamilla (The literal translation of that would be: The jasmin in the backyard does not have fragrance.. :-)). The photos can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinuraj/tags/munnar/. Some of them are really amazing..
