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the railroad. Shortly before Ooty, the<br />
line dips downhill. If you enjoy taking<br />
pictures, keep your camera ready for a<br />
few shots of the viaduct between<br />
Kallar and Adderley. This ride is sure<br />
to turn the most hardened rail critic<br />
into an avid fan.The train runs across<br />
tall girder bridges, and over green<br />
hills before gently meandering<br />
through rolling tea estates. The<br />
exhaust beat of the loco never falters,<br />
maintaining a deafening staccato<br />
which can be heard for miles around.<br />
One can notice a marvellous<br />
change in vegetation, as one goes<br />
from Kallar to Coonoor. The<br />
establishment of numerous tea estates<br />
made Ooty famous. Lofty mountains,<br />
dense forest, sprawling grasslands<br />
The scenery, as it<br />
unfolds during the<br />
trip, is breathtaking,<br />
awe-inspiring and<br />
fantastic. One can<br />
notice a marvellous<br />
change in vegetation,<br />
as one goes from<br />
Kallar to Coonoor.<br />
and miles and miles of tea gardens<br />
greet the passengers on most routes.<br />
The annual Tea and Tourism Festival<br />
attracts crowds in huge numbers<br />
Ooty still woos people from all<br />
over India as well as foreign countries<br />
right through summer as well as in the<br />
winters The scenery, as it unfolds<br />
during the trip, is breathtaking, aweinspiring<br />
and fantastic. One can<br />
notice a marvellous change in<br />
vegetation, as one goes from Kallar to<br />
Coonoor.<br />
The nearest airport is in<br />
TOURISM<br />
Coimbatore, 100 km away. You can<br />
catch a direct flight to Coimbatore<br />
from Chennai, Kozhikode, Bangalore<br />
and Mumbai. Indian Airlines flies<br />
Delhi-Kochi via Mumbai and<br />
Coimbatore<br />
Nearest broad gauge railway<br />
head is Mettupalayam (46 kms).<br />
Major broadgauge railway junction is<br />
Coimbatore. It is connected with all<br />
major cities. Mettupalayam to Ooty,<br />
is connected by a Mountain Railway<br />
which is 4 hours journey.<br />
Ooty is well connected by good<br />
roads. It is 535 km from Chennai (via<br />
Salem), 89 km from Coimbatore, 18<br />
km from Coonoor (via Gudalur), 155<br />
km from Mysore, 187 km from<br />
Calicut, 290 km from Bangalore, 281<br />
km from Kochi (via Coimbatore and<br />
Palakkad), 236 km from Kodaikanal<br />
(via Coimbatore and Palani)<br />
There is a regular bus service<br />
f r o m B a n g a l o r e , M y s o r e ,<br />
Coimbatore, Calicut, Kanyakumari,<br />
Thanjavur, Tirupathi and Cochin.<br />
Buses ply regularly to Mudhumalai<br />
Wildlife Sanctuary, Kotagiri,<br />
Coonoor and Doddabeta. ■<br />
November <strong>2007</strong> ✦ <strong>Pravasi</strong> <strong>Today</strong><br />
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