This morning we left Tranquil Resort at
8.30am and headed for Ooty which is in the Nilgiry Hills (a tea
growing area) about 7,000 ft above sea level. The road is narrow
and very bendy so after a couple of hours we stopped for a break at a
small roadside cafe. Again we caused a bit of a stir when we asked
for Masala Chai – but we're becoming accustomed to that now.
Here's a lovely lady and her child we
met there
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Back on the road again and we managed
another hour before I had to ask our driver to stop so we could get
out and stretch our legs – we were both feeling a bit queasy.
I remember this happened when we made our previous visit to a
hillside station but we were on a coach then and didn't have the
option to take breaks. Anyway, Joshi stopped so we could watch the
ladies picking/bagging up the leaves they'd picked
then we made one last stop as I wanted
to take a closer look at a little shanty village next to a large
field and lake which had dozens of cows and horses grazing together.
Big beasties aren't they?
As poor as this Town was, it had its
own little temple
It's quite surprising to me how many of the people are happy to be photographed. I'm guessing they don't speak English and your guide interprets for you.
ReplyDeleteThe tea plantation ladies don't speak English so we just gesture with the cameras and ask their permission. A couple didn't want photos taken so of course we respect that.
ReplyDeleteOur driver interprets at the Chai stops where the Indians don't speak English but most people in the towns do speak English - some just a few words and others very well .... although the accents often make it hard to understand them at first