Day 4



Monday, June 21, 2010
Madikeri and around
By the time we got ready, most of the shops had opened and so we went around for shopping. With the help of locals we found the most popular and trusted shop of Madikeri, Ganesh Coffee traders, selling coffee beans and powder. Besides coffee beans, we also bought honey, cardamom and other local products. 
Missibella Bhaat at breakfast, interestingly its served only on Mondays
After a quick breakfast of Misibella bhaat, we decided to check out the local tourist spots. After a `hard bargaining, I was finally able to strike a good deal with an auto wala, who agreed to show us around all the major spots in just Rs 250.


Abbi Falls
Our 1st stop was Abbi falls. Located in a private coffee estate, this waterfall is around 8 KMs away from the city. One has to trek on foot through the coffee estate in order to reach here. But it is worth all the efforts.

  Trekking through the coffee estates & intoxicating coffee aroma  
On our way to Abbi falls through a private coffee estate








Pictursque Abbi falls


 
 
There’s also a hanging bridge from where one can have a good view of the waterfall. After Abbi falls, we went to Raja’s tomb, followed by Omkareshwar temple (which was closed at that time) and Madikeri fort(which currently is the municipal headquarters).






Raja's tomb


 



Who's the killer?


 



Jumping jacks 
 
 Sightseeing culminated at Raja’s seat having breathtaking panaromic views of deep forested valleys around Madikeri. There’s a toy train(ticket priced at Rs 5) at raja’s seat which took us through a small park. The toy train ride reminded us about our childhood. Everyday, at around 7 PM, a  Musical fountain show is hosted at raja’s seat. We thoroughly enjoyed the various Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and English song being played over there.


The musical fountain show
Toy train ride at Raja's seat in Madikeri






Return Journey 
There was a bus for Bhadravati scheduled at 7:30 PM. Soon after the musical fountain show, we rushed towards the bus stand to catch that bus. We just reached there in time and barely managed to get seats. After an 8 hour long journey, we reached Bhadravati. Satisfied and exhausted, we slept peacefully in our beds thinking about our next trip.


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