Recharging one’s batteries with nature is a blessing in the summer season, jus (More)
Recharging one’s batteries with nature is a blessing in the summer season, just imagine it poured cats and dogs on the 13th April, which happened to be my wife’s birthday. Even the nature blesses does who deserve, seems to be an overstatement.
One place I wanted to check out in Ooty very badly, to travel down the memory lane was Fernil Palace. It had etched a permanent memory in my chip because we had a rollicking sales conference in 1984 in the peak of summer. We were shivering during day time due to the chillness despite the borrowed blazers. The 3 day conference was filled with professional agenda and the nights were filled with cocktail and fireworks lit in the sky. One of the best turkey was cooked by TAJ group chef and served as a delicacy, it was polished off within 30 minutes by preying party poopers. It was black & white combo which kept us warm during those nights.
Today the Maharaja’s palace is taken over by the by the Welcome Group and Mr Fiyaz who is the manager of the property invited us to stay over, with hefty discount on the offer for a client who revisited the property after 25 years. The property has been refurbished and looks like connoisseurs delight. The suites look fabulous and reminiscent of Maharaja’s lifestyle. The tariffs quoted is around 10 K plus tax and he was kind enough to offer me hefty discount. Well it was tempting offer that I would accept in the next visit.
I was shaken but not stirred by the urgency to reach Ooty from Blore. I clipped at 110 km which may have stretched my vehicles limit. We had a narrow escape of nearly crashing into a loaded truck by virtue of his veering to the left to avoid a bullock cart. Fortune favours the brave, is not just a idiom to be cherished, but even the Lord helped us to survive the accident.
The overall two day trip was a eye opener and telling in terms flexing one’s driving skill and planning the itinerary in a quick and efficient ma (Less)
