We took a couple of connecting buses up to the mountains and this small town called Munnar. Its reason for being is the thousands of acres of tea plantations that surround it on the beautiful mountainsides its perched on. We took a couple of trips round the main sights, waterfalls, viewpoints and of course went to the tea factory and learned about how tea is all made. All round the countryside there were women dotted through the fields of tea picking the leaves...the smell is amazing but not really like tea (until its been processed).
The air is much cooler up here - 22 degrees so we are enjoying a break from the heat. We are staying in a "homestay" with an indian family here. The first night one half (ben's) of the bed was just a wooden table with some blankets on top...it was like sleeping on rock...the next night we managed to upgrade a little. Well worth a visit though even just for the scenery.
The air is much cooler up here - 22 degrees so we are enjoying a break from the heat. We are staying in a "homestay" with an indian family here. The first night one half (ben's) of the bed was just a wooden table with some blankets on top...it was like sleeping on rock...the next night we managed to upgrade a little. Well worth a visit though even just for the scenery.
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