Places You Should Never Miss When in Ooty! furnilly.com/places-you-should-never-miss-when-in-ooty/ March 31, 2016
Ooty may be a bit frantic for some tastes, and the heart of the town is an ugly mess, but it doesn’t take long to get up into the peaceful, greener areas where tall pines rise above what could almost be English country lanes. Ooty, the Queen of Hill Stations, mixes up with the bustle and Hindu temples with pretty gardens , parks and charming bungalows.
The town was entrenched by the Britishers in the 19th century as the summer headquarters of the Madras government, and known as ‘Snooty Ooty’. Development started through a few decades ago, but somehow old Ooty survives. You just have to walk a bit further to find it out. The journey up here on the miniature train is romantic and the landscape is outstanding. Even the road up from the plains is exciting. From April to June, Ooty is a relief from the hot plains, and in the colder months you’ll need warm clothing, which you can buy here in cheap prices, as overnight temperatures sometimes drop to 0°C. Ooty tour packages are the best way through which you can explore the city. The train and bus stations are at the west end of Ooty’s track, in almost the lowest part of town. West part is the lake, while the streets of the town goes upwards all around. It is a 20 minutes walk from the bus stand to Ooty’s commercial centre that is Charing Cross.
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