Gloomy Morning
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010
It was raining in the morning. While all the others at PS(the Mech and Chemical guys) were sleeping peacefully under their quilt (on their not so cosy beds), the EEE group guys dragged their feet through SAIL’s gates and to the Electrical department head’s office at VISL. After what seemed like eternity(useless discussions, divisions into groups), we were finally allotted projects and by noon we returned to our hostel. We had lost Friday evening and half of Saturday and so there wasn’t any hope of trip that weekend. People started making alternate plans. But then I didn’t want to give up.
Freedom
At noon, I asked everybody if they were willing to go to a hill station then they better get ready with their bags and raincoat in half an hour. Everybody jumped with excitement. I explained them the plan about Kemmangundi and after packing our bags we left for a nearby restaurant for lunch.
After a quick south Indian meal, all of us boarded on the bus to Tarikere. There were 17 of us this time. 14 from VISL and 3(Bisen, Aayush and Singhal) from MPM.
TriviaKemmangundi is a small hill station developed by the Kings of Mysore as their summer retreat. Nestled on the forested slopes of Western Ghats (to be precise Baba Budan Giri range) in the Coffee growing Chikmaglur district of Karnataka, it’s far away from the touristy glare. Infact, so far this has worked for it, as it has helped in preserving its natural beauty. It’s a lovely place with decent and limited staying options & with beautifully developed parks and gardens all around. The Royal society of horticulture has its centre here.
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