Ooty (2200 Metres above sea level)
What a place. Twice the height of Snowdon, which is a mountain in north Wales apparently. A really well needed respite from severe heat and humidity. A mountainous Indian holiday resort set in colonial splendour (that's what it says on the postcards). 23 degrees during the day but down to ten at night. We actually had an electric bar heater in the room.

 

 


doesn't this look
like Devon to you?
 


a big tree (with Dave
standing at the
bottom)

There is a 'toy' steam train that goes down from Ooty (Udhagamandalam) to Coonoor in the mountains and then down further (to sea level) to Mettupalayam. From 23 degrees to 35 in three and a half hours. On the way, the train calls at Lovedale, Runnymead and Wellington.
 

Steam train journey:

VIDEO 1: On the train going down to Cooinoor.

VIDEO 2: Look out for the women carrying stuff on their heads.

VIDEO 3: More train.

VIDEO 4: This is the steam engine hooking up to brake us down the mountain.
 

The Botanical Gardens.
Laid out in colonial
times by the bloke
who did the Kew ones.


In the centre of the
town is a racecourse.
This is the view of it
from our hotel.