Bangalore - The Airconditioned City of India

Bangalore has been my home since last 10 years... and truly deserves a place to be in the list of my favourite places to visit in India. Apart from it being the first IT hub, the first choice among career-oriented young professionals in India and most popular for its airconditioned weather, bangalore (or 'bengaluru') also provides ample reasons to visit it during your holidays, if you are not a resident already. 

Bangalore is located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau and is the capital of Karnataka state. It is located at an elevation of 3,000 ft approximately above sea level and is the highest among all the other major Indian cities. This is the reason why Bangalore has a pleasant weather throughout the year. The city is also famous as the 'Silicon Valley of India' for being a major contributor as a provider of Information Technology (IT) jobs and also as the country's leading exporter of Information Technology (IT) services. Thus, Bangalore is one among the major cities to contribute heavily to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

Attractions:

Apart from being a software hub, Bangalore is a famous destination on the tourist map as well. The major places of attraction in Bangalore are:

a) Central Business District (CBD) comprising of MG Road, Brigade Road, Commercial street etc.

b) Lal Bagh Botanical Garden

c) Cubbon Park

d) Tipu Sultan's summer palace

e) Mayo hall

f) Vidhan Soudha

g) Karnataka High Court

h) Gandhi bhavan

i) HAL Aerospace museum

j) Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

k) NIMHANS Brain Museum

l) National Gallery of modern art

m) Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat

n) Nandi hills

o) Lakes like Ulsoor lake, Sankey Tank, Nagavara Lake among many others.

p) Bannerghatta National Park

q) Bull Temple

r) ISKCON temple

S) Christ Church

t) St. Mary's Basilica

u) Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha

Due to its beautiful weather, young crowd, job opportunities and cosmopolitan culture, Bangalore has earned various names for itself like airconditioned city, Pub capital of India, Silicon valley of India, Garden City etc. Earlier, Bangalore was also known as the Pensioners' Paradise, which unfortunately is a thing of the past now.

Weather: As mentioned above, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year so that way, bangalore is tourist friendly throughout. 

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Ooty - The Queen of Hill Stations

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Ooty (or Udhagamandalam) is a beautiful hill station located in the famous Nilgiri Hills in the South-Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is rightly called the 'Queen of Hill Stations'. It is located at a height of 2,240 mts above sea level. 

The town is famous for numerous tea estates. Apart from these, other major attractions are towering mountains, dense forests and sprawling grasslands. 

Ooty has a pleasant climate throughout the year. The temperature ranges from -2 degrees in winters to 25 degrees celsius in summers. However, the nights in ooty are extremely chilly during most of the months. You must carry heavy woollens in winter and light woollen in summer.

Ooty is well-connected by road to Chennai (Capital of Tamil Nadu), Coimbatore, Coonoor, Mysore, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Kochi and Kodaikanal. Many tourists combine the trip to Ooty with Kodaikanal and Coimbatore too. You can also travel by car.

Ooty is also connected by good rail line to the cities. However, it doesn't have an Airport. The nearest airports are Chennai, Coimbatore and Bangalore. You can arrive in these cities by flight and then travel to Ooty via road while capturing the picturesque beauty on the way. 

Attractions in Ooty:

There are a lot of places to enjoy in Ooty. Some of these are:

1) Rose Garden

2) Botanical Gardens

3) Ooty Lake

4) Emerald Lake

5) Avalanche Lake

6) Porthimund Lake

7) Upper Bhavani

8) Stone House

9) Toda Huts

10) Ooty Mountain Railway

11) St. Stephen's Church

12) Wax World

13) Tribal Museum

14) Deer Park

15) Doddabetta Peak

16) Pykara River

17) Pine forest

18) Wenlock Downs (grassland area)

19) Kamaraj Sagar Dam

20) Mudumalai National Park

21) Mukurthi National Park

22) Needle Hill viewpoint

23) Frog Hill Viewpoint

24) Parsons Valley Reservoir

25) Annamalai Temple

26) Tea Factory

27) Echo Rock

Do in Ooty: 

1) Hiking and long walks

2) Buy homemade chocolates and local tea

3) Golfing

4) Horse Back Riding

5) Boating

Ooty is rightly called a Traveller's Paradise. Come here to freshen up for the year. 

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Kodaikanal - The Gift of the Forest

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Kodaikanal is a beautiful hill retreat situated in Palani hills in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is also referred to as the 'Princess of Hill Stations'.

The town is situated on a plateau at a height of 2,195 mts above sea level. A vast expanse of Eucalyptus and Pear trees with shola forests covers the region with mighty rocks and cascading streams. High waterfalls, beautiful gardens and flower beds adorn the place. 

The nearest airports to Kodaikanal are Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore. From there, the best way to reach Kodaikanal is by road. Taxis are available for hire from these cities to Kodaikanal. You can also travel by tourist coaches. The picturesque town is very well connected to all other major cities of Tamil Nadu also.

Attractions in Kodaikanal:

1) Berijam Lake

2) Kodai Lake

3) Chettiar Park

4) Bryant Park

5) Coakers Walk

6) Kurinjiandavar Temple

7) Green Valley View

8) Silent Valley View

9) Devil's Kitchen

10) Guna Caves

11) Pine Forest

12) Shanthi Valley

13) Silver Cascade

14) Bear Shola Falls

15) Wax Museum

Do in Kodaikanal:

1) Cycling

2) Boating

3) Trekking

4) Horse Riding

5) Balloon Shooting

Buy in Kodaikanal:

1) Cheese

2) Home Made Chocolates

3) Eucalyptus and Herbal Oil

4) Spices

5) Handmade Stoneware Pottery

'Kurinji' flower is the pride of Kodaikanal which blossoms once in 12 years!!!

Kodaikanal offers you with a cool and misty weather throughout. It is a very peaceful hill station away from the crowds of the cities nearby. The trip to Kodaikanal is mostly coupled by vacationeers and honeymooners with Ooty, which is another very popular hill station in Tamil Nadu. 

Kodai is aptly referred by many as the 'Honeymooners' Heaven'. 

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