[Mosaic Monday] Burst of colours

Today, while going through my google reader, came upon a blog post titled Mosaic Monday, looked interesting and so decided to take it up and do a post of my own!!

Over the past few months, the roads have taken me in many different directions, the most memorable being the one to Madurai and Rameswaram... Madurai has many memories from my childhood days, while Rameswaram had been on my "Must visit" list for over 2yrs now!!

The temples, the beach, the place -Beautiful experience!! 

The other vacation i took was most recent, absolutely inexpensive, but most fun!! It was to my uncle's Coffee plantations in Biccode... A comfortable bus journey from Bangalore to Belur, and then a 4 wheel drive into the plantations..All we did was walk amidst tall trees, look for the elusive birds, and capture some interesting flowers and sights....

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[Skywatch Friday] As the angels rode the skies

During a recent day trip with my cousin Lakshmi and Arvind, we visited a Ranganathaswamy temple in Thirumalpadi,a small place near Vandavasi. As we were walking around the main sanctum, trying to soak in the temple, the tales behind its origin, the lovely blue clear skies caught my eye.....

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Day 14... What kind of a traveller are you?

I have been travelling and been wanting to travel only in the recent past, the bug has bit me... The urge to up and go is quite high, come weekend or holidays...  I had recently written about Travelling means to me ... 

Now, i wanna write about what kinda traveller i think i am....

The lighthouse in mahabalipuram

• I enjoy going to places that arent too crowded
• I look fwd to exploring a new town, that not many know of
• I do read up a bit before the journey, but dont go overboard and grab whatever info i can 
• With every trip, i have started travelling light, but no matter how much i throw out, it seems too much .. :D 
• I come back from the trip, and cant stop sharing stories,interesting experiences with people i meet/know
• And yes, when am not travelling, am constantly reading Travel blogs, or about exotic places...
• I love travelling alone - can wander about lost in thoughts, or sit in a shack/cafe with a book and be content.... 
• I have no qualms about eating/watching movies alone - yes, the 1st time it was awkward,but since then its cool... Cos, when am on a holiday, and if there are friends in that town, i cant really expect them to be free when i am.. :)
• Am not a big shopper, i will buy a few things- souvenirs, local art, etc- for a select bunch of people 
• Love trying out local cuisine/drinks..

The Pamban bridge... with the railway track on it... was quite a beauty

Today,while surfing across a few sites, i came upon a Travel quiz, and here is what it said for me... Interesting.. and so true!! eerie!! :)

Your Travel Personality Is:  The Adventurer

For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff that's not in guidebooks. You truly have wanderlust. When you're not traveling, you're dreaming about where you'll go next. And your travels are truly legendary - they leave you with stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life!

What's Your Travel Personality?

Day 13 - to the hills we go

I think this was the 1st time my Mom was going on a Holiday Holiday... When we were in Tirunelveli, dad used to have these office trips - uber fun... Been to so many places thanks to that opportunity!! 

In May, finally, after many pushes and shoves, mom gramma and uncle K [who was visiting from USA] decided to pack their bags and head off to the Hills , to spend a few days with another uncle-aunt.. This uncle built a home in Kodaikanal few years back, and has been asking gramma to come stay since then... Not one to take holidays, my gramma/mom never bothered until this year... I had just returned from Ooty, and would have accompanied them had it not been for work... My sis was busy with her last few days in Chennai, and cousin,well, he was just lost in his world... 

[pic:http://www.mustseeindia.com/Kodaikanal-Kurinji-Temple/attraction/10350]

The troops were in Kodai after over a decade, and came back gushing about their trip... The days were filled walking along the lake,  the kurinji andavar temple, visiting other family friends, enjoying the cool climate, experimenting with cooking, the warmth and fun of being away from home... granpa dint go- he has a bit of heart condition and so, no hill stations for him!!

We got some beautiful pashmina shawls, interesting cheese [ garlic, pepper and basil], a box of home made chocolates and oodles of scintilating gossip and tales.... Gramma couldnt stop talking about how wonderful 

the home was, or the garden, or the hospitality of aunt[s]/uncle, the maid... Apparently, one night all had gone out to dinner at Rasoi, subsequent to which most of them fell ill with a bad tummy!! Interesting adventures...Uncle came back refreshed, mom and gramma came back wowwed[hopefully they will take more holidays]