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Ootacamund or Ooty (India)

Description: A popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills, South India.

Newest Review: ... being the lake and the boating .The lake is really huge and it spreads out in all directions . The last time we were there, our boat got entangled in the weeds and stuff growing on the side LOL- it was quite an experience getting the boat out with the help of the other boats. There is a really beautiful waterfall about 20 kilometres down the hills called the"Pykara falls" and it ... more

... is an amazing place.During summer one can climb all the way up and sit on the rocks next to the waterfall, but it is impossible to get close during rains as it is too full of water.The water is very forceful, quite scary.It is a lovely place for a ...more

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Ootacamund or Ooty (India): The Queen of Nilgiris (854 words)
by - written on 06/11/08 (Very useful, 190 readings)
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I have visited Ooty a dozen times but i still love going there for a holiday. I simply love this hill station.The weather there is so cool and pleasant . Ooty is actually Udhakamandalam in Tamil, tongue twisting name and apparently the Britishers discovered this place and developed it as a hill station.Not being able to pronounce the local name they gave an easier name Ootacamund which got further shortened to just Ooty. There are lots of very elegant English looking cottages with chimneys and flower gardens in the front , and some really huge old buildings most of which were built a few hundred years ago by the Britishers.It has an old world charm that ... Read the complete review

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