Our wanderings and perceptions

When the country is swept by Modi wave (happy to get a government under Modi enjoying full mandate), Chennai still manages to reel in the May heat forcing us to take off from work. Typical of any summer vacation we planned a hill station vacation. Googling various hill stations in Tamil nadu, short listed the less commercialized ones, Kotagiri Kalvarayan Hills Gopalaswamy betta Z eroed in on Kotagiri as it was on our familiar route :- Chennai->Salem->Coimbatore. Again turned on to Google to help us decide on the right place to lodge in Kotagiri. Based on reviews and rankings on the place, price and food - 'Heavenly Stay' merged as the winner. Called them and informed them of our plan to visit. Next step was to pack and start.   Started at 7 AM from Chennai on a Wednesday morning after loading our car with its tank full of fuel. Wanted to cross the city borders before the traffic could hit its peak. Had breakfast at the muc...