Day 2 : Nandi Hills

Today was really nice - woke up to watch the sun rise (whích was really special) and then we climbed all the way up to Nandi hills from Silver Oak Farm. The amount of steps is 1175, and that is just one way up. We went both ways, so by the time we walked down for lunch, my legs were highly tired and i had a sore throat coming on because of the heat. The walk up was quite scenic with the clear blue skies and greenery surrounding us. It was also really nice to have the fresh light scent of eucalyptus trees. On thw whole i would say it was really fun even though it was a loooong - almost neverending, walk up. Well dont just read, go on look at the pictures ;)

We got up early to catch the sun rise. It was really calming and hyggeligt :)

The people here are notoriously 'famous' for following rules. Tell them to do A they do the exact opposite! ;)

May 2010 : Hilly Nandi Hills :) Day 1

Our start to May 2010 was with a nice needed weekend to Nandi Hills. We stayed at a nice place called Silver Oak Farm which is owned by Praveen & Meera Khanna. They also have a well bred german shepards which are really cute and love getting their heads scratched. They are siblings - Micki & Minni :) There are two other dogs - one is a cute white dog which will actually be your tour guide if you decide to take a walk up the steps to Nandi hills, and the other one is a brown shy dog which can be spotted at the top of the roof. Dejligt! But it was a really nice and cosy place - our room was facing the front of 3 big hills. Opening our door every time was just fantastic. I cant wait to go to the alps now ;) Food is taken care by Meera, and trust me when i say the food is absolutely tasty. Home cooked food. Nothing beats that! After having such delish food by Meera, the bar has been moved up really high that we were terribly upset by our breakfast buffet in hyderabad.... But anyways, i think its time to see pictures instead of my yakking ;)

Janus managed to try his hand at clay pottery. :)

Silver Oak Farm...

An evening stroll - not all the way up to Nandi hills---

More to come..........

05 May 2010 : OWC Pink Elephant sale (Part 2)

More pictures from the sale! :))

05 May 2010 : OWC Pink Elephant sale (Part 1)

Every year OWC holds the Pink elephant sale - primary focus is to bring in money for charity. Expats bring their used items ranging from clothings, childrens toys and books and OWC sells them off for 50-100 rupees. Its all very cheap and the customers are mainly drivers, maids, nannies and local indians who work for expats or have friends who work for expats. It was a very good event, though many of the locals were very pushy. However it was still a good experience and i managed to get pictures of people running in (like seriously they RAN in the sale compound the second the doors were opened!). I hope the pictures puts across the intented actions ;)