A trip to coorg

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A Trip to Madikeri - part I

Nishanath said We have to come here by 5:30PM tomorrow, I have to take some

photo. I epect some!. here ". #aa, it was rea$$y nice to be there, b%t we co%$dn&t bethere by 5:30 on that day.

'$$ started when 'nanth sent mai$ on (th)an *00+ askin some o- %s to b$ock the

precio%s ho$iday on *thand */th)an *00+. ome o- %s accepted his p$an and -ina$ $ist

was prepared. We missed Prashanth, as he has to $eave to 1ermany. 't $ast ( peop$e wereready and Nishanth took privi$ae to book 2ata %mo. ince he had some other sched%$es

anthosh an4 booked the %mo.

'nanth sent -ina$ $ist o- peop$e oinin the picnic. '$$ s%rprised to see 6ishan&s name in

the $ist. 7%t on *5th6ishan sent mai$ sayin, it may not be possib$e -or him to oin %s.8nce aain a$$ tho%ht it was epected -rom him. 9venin aro%nd 3:30 a$$ received mai$

-rom 'nanth con-irmin the oinin o- 6ishan at his o--ice. 'ccordin to the p$an %mo started -rom Nishanth and an&s 'partment by PM. 2heys%pposed to pick%p ;a -rom Ma$$eshwaram Maro&s ;oad. 7eca%se o- con-%sion Nish

and an has to take 3 ro%nds to Ma$$eshwaram circ$e and -ina$$y they ot ;a waitin

some where in Ma$$eshwaram2hanks -or patience o- an4.'ro%nd +0:


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wo%$d et it repaired by 'M. o p$anned to trave$ by b%s to @herambane". '$$

$%aes were bro%ht down, and b%s came, it was :o$ie".

=river promised to ca$$ 'nanth once he is ready with repair. 7%t he ca$$ed him aro%nd

+0:+0'M sayin he %st ot a mechanic. o tho%ht o- roamin aro%nd so wa$ked tosma$$ stream o- water. >ad one photo session. Wa$ked back to see @herambane city". 's

I a$ready mentioned it is sma$$ 6oda% city. #o% can&t epect more than +0 shops and a

schoo$ there4.

ome are so tired not wi$$in to wa$k. @ame back to 'nanth&s home. ome s$ept -or awhi$e. 'ro%nd ++:a$- -resh day was

wasted beca%se o- %mo repair. '-ter $on wait 'nanth and an went back to @herambane city to direct the driver to

'nanth&s mane. '$$ are ready and it was +PM. 'nanth&s Camma& to$d yo% peop$e co%$d

have -ininshed %r $%nch, I co%$d have prepared rice and ambar -or %". 'ny way withCenth%& to ep$ore 6oda% a$$ set ready.

%mo started sharp +:+5PM directed towards Madikeri. Not even * 6Ms %sh was in

deep nap. I think she was c%rsin an, 'nanth, Nish -or wakin %p -rom her bed. ;a

started some P)&s poor okes4 DIt is word coated by my cosine and %s%a$$y %sed by a$sE

No one was ready to open his or her mo%th even -or $a%hin. It was +:50PM we passedMadikeri and headed to 6%sha$naar. ince a$$ had reat break-ast, no one was interested

in $%nch I s%ppose4. *.3(PM we were in 6%sha$naar. an wanted to have some 6ori",so pre-erred to o to ve and NonBve resta%rant. Nishanth asked some shopkeeper -or

ood resta%rant. 2hey pointed 1reen va$$ey". We a$$ pre-erred 6annika Internationa$".

an ordered some 6ori" items. 'nanth ordered some ve items. Waited -or ha$- anho%r. F%nch was over by 3:


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diversion there it se$-, went ahead. aw some 2ibettian residences shops. 6ishan wanted

to p%rchase some specia$ erkin. 7%t he didn&t ot proper one.

Nish enG%ired the way to temp$e. 2hey directed to 2ibettien st%dy center. We a$$tho%ht it was act%a$ temp$e and took ood snaps o- 7%dhadha vihar". Nish manaed to

ta$k with some m%r%ka$% hindi" with one Cst%dent& and et some in-ormation not yet

shared.It was arani dam. 2ime was

5:*0PM. =eep s%ested $et %s decide once we were near Nisara dhama. he had anidea o- enoyin -orest at niht. 7%t none o- %s knew that the entry wo%$d be c$osed by

5PM. Now 'nanth had to resched%$e so that to cover a$$ visitin p$aces. '-ter sma$$

disc%ssion p$anned to drop irp% -a$$s" -rom the $ist. 7%t =eep and heema started

m%rm%rin. 't $ast came to conc$%sion that on$y i- we drop visitin irp% we wi$$ cover a$$p$aces.

8n the way back to Madikeri aain some took sma$$ nap. indh% enchinaye eth$anidhre manth%mda aae thoopne encha"4.

eeda went to ;aaseat. Fookin at the niht bea%ty o- va$$ey Nish reG%ested 'nanth

What ever the p$an be we have to be here tomorrow by 5:30PM". C8k& accepted by a$$members. 'ccordin to p$an we had to eat Masa$a =osa" at 9ast end >ote$. 2hat p$an

was a$so postponed by one day. =river drive %mo a$$ the way down to 8mkareshwara

temp$e". '$$ took ro%nd to temp$e, had prasadam. 7%t one sad thin was not ab$e to see

-ishes in the pond ;emember it was /PM4.6ishan remember his ood o$d @haddi dhosthia$%". o he wanted one ho%r to meet

a$$ o- them. 'nanth anno%nced one ho%r -ree to a$$ to roam aro%nd the city. 2hat&s the

time ;a had idea o- eatin ice creams ti$$ memory o- that ice cream Dco$dE st%ck to me4 ery nice 1%db%d %ice and ice cream in same $ass. orry 6ishan we missed yo%4.

ome remembered Prashanth whi$e havin ice cream. ome p$anned to et par sa$e -or

6ishan and 'nanth&s Cappa&, Camma&.'-ter *0 more min%tes o- waitin, as epected 6ishan came and asked -or pardon.

harp (:30PM $e-t Madikeri and headed to @herambane". With p$ans o- camp -ire etc

We were in @herambane by :+5PM. No camp -ire nothin where is bed", an was

sayin.ery traica$$y we had to hear the news o- 9arthG%ake in 1%arath and other p$aces.

'ct%a$ $ose yet was not estimated by that time. Now we have o%r responsibi$ities -or the

nation.'-ter very nice dinner -rom 'nanth&s Camma&, a$$ are ready to s$eep. It was ++:*0PM.

B 2o be contd!!!


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A trip to Madikeri Part III

I wi$$ wake %p at mornin 5:30 and a-ter -inishin my ro%tines wi$$ wake %p % a$$",

promised Nishanth and went to bed. anthosh was dreamin o- 6haarka ha$wa" and

tryin to c$ean his hand with Nishanths bed sheet. It was mornin */th)an *00+. '$$ were in their sweet dreams, 'nanth and his mom

wake %p and started ta$kin in $ow voice. I think it was 5:30 in the mornin. 8%r -riendNishanth who promised o- wake %p a$$ was sti$$ in his deep s$eep.

'$$ were ready by aro%nd (:+5'M and had 1%$iyappa" very specia$$y prepared. erynice break-ast enoyed it. I tho%ht seein at 'nanath havin break-ast, he wi$$ take +

ho%r to -inish. 'ny way manae to start net ep$oration -rom @herambene by (:50'M,

a$$ the way to 2ha$kaveri.

It is nice p$ace to visit. ery Precio%s ;iver 6averi starts -rom here. 2here is a storyabo%t birth o- 6averi.

8nce aint 'asthya married Fopam%dra and he wanted to do C2hapas&. o heconverted Fopam%dra to water and p%t it in his 6amanda$a. Fopam%dra waited -or'astya -or $on time and achanak 6amanda$ ti$ted. 2he water po%red -rom 6amanda$

becomes a river 6averi.

9very one had thirtha" and time to c$imb C7rahmairi&. It is aro%nd 300-t hih andsteep steps to c$imb. ome how a$$ manae to et top o- mo%ntain.

Arom top o- 7rahmairi it is bea%ti-%$ va$$ey view. %itin -or the son Madikeri

sipayi" o- M%ththinahara" was done here. '-ter some photo sessions ready to step down.

'$$ were in ood mood a-ter enoyin nat%re&s bea%ty. tarted co%ntin the n%mber o-steps. 9ach individ%a$ ot di--erent co%ntJJ

+0:+5'M on the way back to 7haamanda$a, wanted to have one more photo session in

va$$ey viewpoint. ;ocks were decorated with Premia$a 6eththane". Fookin at themheema was in mood to be an artist. ;a was in mood to sin started 6averi 9ke od%ve".

ince a$$ were tired o- c$imbin 7rahmairi, no back response.

+0:35'M a$$ were in 2hriveni sanam" 7haamanda$. 2hree rivers 6averi",6annike" and ,,,,," oin there. Washed -eet and hands, went to 7r%handeshwara

temp$e. >ad dharshan.

+0:50'M on the way to 'bbi -a$$s". ++:ote$ @hitra". Nishanth was abo%t to G%arre$ with server. ;aa$so was ready to s%pport. *:00PM started -rom Madikeri towards 6averi nisra dhama.

8n the way $ookin at the moods o- members ;a s%ested to have sma$$ nap. >e didthe same. 3:+0PM entry to Nisara dhama. Wa$ked aro%nd the -orest, took some snaps.

9perienced 'ttanie"7amboo ho%se4 view. Nishanth wanted to have 'ne savari".

ince ticket was not bo%ht he co%$dn&t do it. >e wanted to have snaps with 'ne mari".


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Nice deers. 7oatin, eetha$e ana". '-ter -inishin boatin wa$ked thro%h eetha$e

vana. 6ishan was $eadin a$$. 9veryone do%bted o- reachin the main entrance. '-ter $on

wa$k manae to be o%t o- nisara dhama.ad dinner. Photo session with

'nanth&s Camma& and Cappa&. +0:+5PM $oaded the $%ae to the top o- %mo.

ome eperiences that we can never -oret, and that not needed to be doc%mented.

*(th)an *00+ ('M I was at my room. @arried with dreams o- 6oda% and tiredness o-$ast niht&s o%rney. @o$d accompanied -rom @oor even tho%h didn&t eperience m%ch

over there.

ome eperiences remain in pict%res some in memory"

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