Trip to jog falls

Went by train till Talguppa station (closest to jog falls). Sleeper coach was filled with cockroaches. May be the A/c coach might have been better.

Stayed at 'Mattuga home stay'. Place was ok. Per night cost was 1250.00 after concession. It included complimentary breakfast.

Auto fare from station to Mattuga was 80.00. The same auto guy came for jog falls & raja falls visit as we'll - took 400.00 for it.

Trip to Ooty

- Bus: Sleeper bus. Bangalore to Ooty by KPN non A/C. Ooty to Bangalore by Greenline travels. Greenline A/C bus was much better than KPN non A/C.

- Stay: Stayed at Green Apple Residence. Booked online. Room was small, but clean. The owner was friendly.

- Food: Aryaas that was walkable from the lodge was good. But, it would have been better if the lodge itself had a veg restaurant.

- Trip to Coonoor: Travelled to Coonoor by government bus. Took about 45 mins. From Coonoor to Ooty by toy train. The experience was just OK, nothing great - except for the screams while passing through the tunnels.

- Ooty sightseeing: Took a cab for full day sightseeing (10AM to 5:30PM) -- costed Rs.1200/- (all inclusive)

     Places visited:

• Botanical garden - OK. Shopping area outside is good.
• Tea Factory & Museum - Long queue, but was not bad. Got to see the tea making process.
• Doddabetta Peak - Too much traffic. Took about 1.5 hrs to go. Just for the view.
• Ooty Lake - Very good. Boating, different varieties of food in the food court, kids games etc.
• Thread garden - Literally a garden created with threads! OK, lot of hard work, but, nothing spectacular to watch.