Trivandram

We Arrived in Trivandram dat Night and Checked into our Hotel which was quite Near to the Railway Station, Before Going to bed an Anonymous Caller had called to all the rooms of the students asking them to be quiet and some times abused them, we had got one such call from the Anonymous caller, we abused him out heart out for we had longed to do dat to some one for quite sometime now this created a commotion in the group and every one was out of their rooms and began hunting for the caller but alas he wasnt found, so every one had to go back to sleep.

The next day we al got ready to explore trivandram, we had Visited a Temple were we had to shed all our clothe’s and wear Dhoti and Kurta for Entry. After that we had our Breakfast and headed off to Kovalam Beach which was 3 hrs away from City.

On Reaching there all the students got an unusual Greeting from a unlikely Clad Foreigner, every one got busy into getting themselves nice place on the beach. Many from the groups had unpleasant encounter;s from the locals as they were not much friendly and abused the other’s if they got on “Their Side of The Beach”i personally woulda pissed around his perimeter To mark his Fencing for he couldn’t afford it

We all got to enjoy the beach and the powerful Waters’s one thing about Kovalam beach was that the water was very strong and really Muddy ppl had Sand in their pockets and in the lining of their Tracks.

We got to take a Canoe Ride over the Arabian Sea which was really awesome, Then we had our Lunch at the Leela Place Royal and then Headed off to Trivandram for our train was at 3am to warrangal

kanyakumari

The Trip from Tekkadi to Kanyakumari was a very long and tiresome one, we had to pass Trivandram on the way, so after Reaching Trivandram we had our Dinner then headed again for Kanyakumari, As Kanyakumari is very famous for its Sunrise and Sunset,it was set to be a spectacle for every one else,

We arrived Kanyakumari at night fall so we directly Checked into our Hotel and Headed straight to sleep,

Here was the place where we Other’s Faced Problem in hotel rooms as they had master Bed rooms which made 5 students to accommodate in a single room , as for us we had got a Deluxe Room with 2 Master Beds. As the Sun was about to come up we made out way to the beach to view the Sunrise, as it was promised to be a spectacle, But to our Distress Clouds had Clouded our view of the Sun coming up so we didnt get to watch the sunrise, After this was done Myelf ( Syed Junaid)of ECE and Arun of ECE made our way to a Rock made Stone path Going to the last point of India it was about 1/2km long and made of some Black Rocks, we spent some time there but it was really windy and unstable dude to the winds. Well as we were making our way back to the hotel we got to see some real awful sight’s of Grown men Shitting on the beach and them not being shy of it.

We then got ready to explore Kanyakumari, and headed off to the Twin Islands near Kanyakumari where they Held the Foot Print of the Goddess which befallen the Region’s name as Kanyakumari. As we made our way to the Docks we had to take a boat to the twin Islands which had a fare of 20rs, the Boat would pick us up and drop us at one of the twin islands then another boat later would pick us and drop us at the other island and back to main land.

On Reaching the 1st Island we got to see Really big and beautiful Temple’s which held the Foot Print of the Godess, and a Shrine of Shivaji. Then we boarded another boat to the 2nd Island which held a Giant Statue of an very famous Poet, then we Returned to Main land. After returning we had our lunches and started to explore and shop, you could be surprised on how much u can spend in a place like this a coastal city is most often benefited with availability of Smuggled goods, During our exploring of Kanyakumari it begun to rain down really heavy so we had to take shelter, and made out way back on an Goods carrier Auto, but in a dry state.

In the Evening we made out selves Ready and had our Dinner and Started off to Trivandram which was 3-5hrs away.

Tekkadi

After Reaching tekkadi we all were exhausted and tired and Checked in to a Hotel Which was Ok, Soon after checking in some went to have Lunch, and some for Massages for which Tekkadi is really famous for,

We were all suppose to meet up back at the Hotel at 3:30pm for the Boat ride at the Periyar Lake which Departs Shore at sharp 4pm daily and its the last Boat of the day,

But None of the Group had turned up except for Few ( Myself(Syed Junaid)(ECE), Anudeep(CSC), Sushant(CSC)) we were the First one to arrive, out Guide was Frustrated for none had turned up for the ride and as every one had paid 150 for the boat ride already and the tickets are not refundable, he had us got into the auto and ask us 3 to go to the lake and try to stop the boat if possible,

Phone calls were made to the other’s stating the urgency of the situation, but all the students took it lightly, we 3 started of in the Auto to the lake which was 5km from The Periyar Forest Reserve and 2 km inside the Reserve, we got there in time and on the boat, the boatmen waited for 10 mins and after that they started the boat and the Ride left the Shore’s, To every one’s Disappointment the Boat ride was suppose to be really enchanting During this time 4-6pm, and the next boat left at 7 am next day.

The sights were breath taking and the pictures taken dont mount to what we saw on that day, To our disappointment we had Mobile Phone with camera’s and no handy cam for Digi cam with us we took lot of pic from Nokia 6680 and Nseries 80, But the clarity is more in Digi cam so the picture;s came out darker than expected, but the view was indeed splendid.

After The Boat ride the group had again decided to go on a Boat Trip again on tomorrow Morning, Tekkadi Forest Reserve had a Trekking Project , which took traveller’s into the Deep forest at appropriate times, timing are , 6:00am to 9:00am, 11:00am to 1:00pm, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, 8:00pm to 10:00pm and 11:00pm to 2:00am( Midnight).

We Opted for 11:00pm to 2:00am the Trekking had a price tag of 500rs per head so it had Few taker’s the Group Consisted of

1) Sujata madam, 2)Shruti(IT), 3)Anudeep(CSC), 4)Bond (Pridvi) CSC, 5)Arun(ECE), 6)Myself(Syed Junaid) ECE.

Each Group had 6 member’s and had 1 Guide and 1 Armed Guard, we got to explore the whole forest as we went walking 13km into the forest we got to see wild boars, Deer’s, Fruit bats ..etc, we were said that Auto’s will be waiting for us when we come outside but all we had was a drunkard fast asleep, so we had to walk 5km to the hotel at 2:30 am in the night, During the walk we came across a Truck carrying SYNTEX tanks so myself and Anudeep (CSC) just playfully clicked one the truck which dat very second started off at break neck speed and after few sec when we were really considering to Jump off the truck slowed down right in front of the Hotel, Very fortunate other;s had to walk all the way till the Hotel premises.

In The meanwhile the other’s had organised a Bonfire Dance party by collecting 50rs from every body so all could get together for a nice warm fire and Dance. as some where off for the Midnight Trekking.

Next day every one got up and got ready for the boat ride which every one enjoyed much then we left for Trivandram.

Munnar

Well after Bangalore we boarded a train to Ernakulam, Kerala, from there we hired an High tech Bus to Drive us to Munnar,

Munnar being on hill side is a totally breathtaking Experience as its simple Fabulous, well its seriously means i cant type it in words as picture’s speak louder than words,

The Day we arrived in Munnar we had checked in into out hotel and Went to have our Lunch as we all were starving, the food was Served very slow but was worth the wait as it was simply scrumptious , after having out Lunch we headed of to the Munnar Dam, On the way we could see the large Landscape’s of Tea and Coffee Plantations which were speadout and it was and Endeavour to be experienced, when we reached the dam we were flabbergasted by the enchanting view of the Hill side of Munnar, The scenario at the dam was completely Different it was breathtaking and the water was Ice cold, we had Driven to the last point of the lake which flows, and we got to taste a exotic fruit which is only available here “passion Fruit”, on the whole it was a really good experience and we had a Lotta Fun Specially enjoying the scenery and more. The next day we got up early and got ready to Leave for Tekkadi.

As Driving away from Munnar on the way to Tekkadi we got to see more and more amazing View’s which were simply Breath taking, Specially the Scuide Point.

Bangalore

We arrived at Bangalore after an 6 hr Journey via Train in ( Sleeper Class) with Distributed seats as the seats wernt in Line Order. As the Reservations wernt made one time, But we still had managed to get Seats,

After arriving to Bangalore Our Tour Guide Got us Rooms at an Nearby lodge Very near to the Train Station, with looked Flimsy on the out side but was Pretty Ok inside, there was an small Clean Andhra Restaurant downstair’s to have Break fast..etc,

After checking in we had out bath and breakfast a bus was hired to take us around the Big city and to The Museum of Bangalore where we got to see some stuff and then to Electronic City where we met up with Indian ISP{ Internet Service Provider’s} who gave us brief introduction of their company and stuff, Later the students we Dropped off Near ” Brigade Road and MG Road and Near “Forum Mall” to get on with their respective shopping and stuff.

As a personal Experience we had totally explored Forum mall as it was pretty big compared to Malls at Hyderabad, at the ground Floor we had all Retail outlets of big Brand names Like “Tommy Hilfiger, United Colors of Benetton, Channel, Louis Vuittian, Adidas, Levis and Mac Donald’s and KFC Restaurant the 2nd Floor had other band labels like “SF jeans, Few Boutiques and stuff 3 rd floor contained Multi Cusine Restaurants to start of there were “Mexican, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Sushi, Indian, Continental, Chinese, Chat” and Finally Topping it off of with Prasad’s Multiplex in the 4th Floor with Normal and Large Screen, with Price Ranging from 60rs to 340rs depending on days and 780rs being constant for the golden screen.

The next day was quite as event Full as the First but today we got to See Iscon Temple which was quite Breath taking and awesome after coming out from the Temple we were standing so we came across and Kerela Style Marriage so we went in and Joined in the Celebrations, as u can c the pictures we had Lunch There Too!! lol,

After having out lunch at Marriage hall we went to Bull Temple to be equally amazed by the Breathtaking View’s of the age old temple.

INtro

Well Tour De South, was started fromxxxxxx with high hopes and sprits from the students as the college didn’t organise any such events recently.

The Trip was a pleasent one with a lot of memories to cherish from The Route was as follow’s

Hyderabad—>Train{ 6 hrs }—> [ Karnataka ] Bangalore{2 days }—>Train{6 Hrs}—-> [Kerala]Ernakulam—>Bus{6 Hrs }—->Munnar{1 Day }—->Bus{6 Hrs}—>Tekkadi{1 Day}—->Bus { 6Hrs }—>Trivandram—>Bus{3 Hrs }—-> [Tamil Naidu]Kanyakumari{1 Day}—->Bus{ 3hrs}—>Trivandram{2 Days}—->Train{32 Hrs }—>Warrangal—->Bus{4 hrs}—->Hyderabad

The Teacher’s who accompanied us were

Mrs Sujatha

Mr Vikas ( EEE) wiv Family