My India Vacations

India never fails to amaze me. Every visit is new and makes me feel alive. This time we decided to give a shot to South India tours. Since South India is so huge, it was rather difficult to soak in all of it in the few days we had at hand. So I approached my regular india travel agent who organizes excellent India tours. He advised us to go for a South India Odyssey tour and we took the advice gladly. In 9 days we covered 4 cities and enjoyed every bit of it. And Randy fell in love with the cuisine. So did I, but not as much as Randy.

We first went to Bangalore, the garden city of India. Despite the traffic, I’d have to say, I loved Bangalore, or Bengaluru as it is now called. The Lalbagh Botanical Gardens were the best and the glass house inside was… what can I say, it was fabulously romantic and serene. Mysore was no eye sore. Hehehe. On the contrary, Mysore was quite a treat. The Mysore Palace is something no tourist enjoying an India tour should miss and I would really recommend that you visit it by day and by night. It’s spectacular during both!

Ooty was our next destination. Studded with rolling tea plantations, it was a haven. It is rightfully known as the “Queen of Hills”. Randy went mad clicking pictures. Ooty was very claming and so was Kodaikanal, which was our next destination. It is also called Kodai btw. There’s quite a bit of student crowd here. By far this was one of the best India tours I have ever embarked on. As usual, my travel agent was right. It had a bit of everything – nature, excitement, architecture, great food, and good shopping. Did I forget to mention I shopped like crazy in Bangalore and Mysore? Well I did!