Last long weekend of the trifecta (Eid, Dusshera and Gandhi Jayanti) and it was quite a pleasant one. Headed off to Hogenakkal Falls on Saturday morning. With a comfortable drive of less than 4 hours from Bangalore, we reached there before noon, not before stopping for some hearty breakfast at A2B (Adyar Anand Bhavan). Every local was keen on advertising the falls to be as grand as the one in the US and Canada. What is it called? Oh yeah, Niagara Falls.
Not quite the same but pretty neat. Water levels were great and the Coracle ride from the river banks to the falls was, well scary in the beginning to comfortable towards the end. The falls is 'supplied' by the Cauvery, which flows from Karnataka into Tamil Nadu and which has been the topic of many political rallies and controversies over the years, not to mention the 'home' of the sandalwood brigand, Veerappan.
Took a bath in the river after ages and almost got sucked downstream because of the strong undercurrents. Not to worry here, nothing alarming to note (don't tell my mother). Heavily overpaid for the roughly 1 hour boat ride (Rs 1100/-), although, it was the cheapest amount we shelled out to the persistent boat-driver (I can't think of the appropriate term here). Overall a fun day of excitement and my first trip out of Karnataka (if you discount the Mumbai trip earlier). Yipeee.
I have nicknamed my roommate Terror on Wheels, and the reason is 1) He rides a bike, correction, he FLIES a bike, 2) Slowing down happens only when the destination is reached, 3) It does not matter to him if you are riding pillion or not, he just does not care. My nearly couple hours ride through Bangalore city was as exciting as it was terrifying. I got to say though, there were nearly not enough 'dead'ly encounters that I was expecting before I got on the bike.
Back in the office today and as usual, going through the motions. Check back for more. I've got Jog Falls on my list to do next, and then a must-see Mysore trip. Should be fun.
Not quite the same but pretty neat. Water levels were great and the Coracle ride from the river banks to the falls was, well scary in the beginning to comfortable towards the end. The falls is 'supplied' by the Cauvery, which flows from Karnataka into Tamil Nadu and which has been the topic of many political rallies and controversies over the years, not to mention the 'home' of the sandalwood brigand, Veerappan.
Took a bath in the river after ages and almost got sucked downstream because of the strong undercurrents. Not to worry here, nothing alarming to note (don't tell my mother). Heavily overpaid for the roughly 1 hour boat ride (Rs 1100/-), although, it was the cheapest amount we shelled out to the persistent boat-driver (I can't think of the appropriate term here). Overall a fun day of excitement and my first trip out of Karnataka (if you discount the Mumbai trip earlier). Yipeee.
I have nicknamed my roommate Terror on Wheels, and the reason is 1) He rides a bike, correction, he FLIES a bike, 2) Slowing down happens only when the destination is reached, 3) It does not matter to him if you are riding pillion or not, he just does not care. My nearly couple hours ride through Bangalore city was as exciting as it was terrifying. I got to say though, there were nearly not enough 'dead'ly encounters that I was expecting before I got on the bike.
Back in the office today and as usual, going through the motions. Check back for more. I've got Jog Falls on my list to do next, and then a must-see Mysore trip. Should be fun.
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