Two lazy days in a 3-bedroom Raj-era villa (luxury), beautifully furnished, in upper Coonoor, which is surrounded by tea plantations, rounded off the trip to the highlands. Had a look at the botanic gardens which were lovely, found a good cafe and a good restaurant, did very little but eat, drink and read. A good end before the dash for home.
Long bus ride down the mountain (again) to a surprisingly modern hotel in Coimbatore. Seven hours by train across Tamil Nadu and that's it, back in Chennai!
This has been a much more"Indian" experience than our trip to Rajasthan 3 years ago, largely because there is no real infrastructure for foreign tourists here so we had to do everything like the Indian tourists. And why not?!
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