Roads I Travelled

Melukote or Melkote in mandya district, Karnataka is around 130 Kms from Bangalore and an ideal place for a day trip. Melukote Wiki  We started early on a drizzling saturday morning and reached Melkote around 10'o clock after having our breakfast at Kamat. Immediately After crossing Mandya , take the right turn at the sign board of Melkote which is around 40kms from there.The road is pretty good and scenic. On the Way to Melkote On the Way to Melkote Painted Stork Much to our delight there is a huge lake on the way to Melkote with few Painted Storks and other birds sitting on the banks. Devotee taking bath at the Kalyani At the Kalyani Yoganarasimha Swamy temple Steps Yoganarasimha Swamy temple There was a movie shooting happening at this place during our trip.The other places to see in Melukote are Sanskrit research institute,Raya Gopura, Akka Thangi Kola. ...

Chembra Peak, the highest in Wayanad, Kerala,at 2100 meters ASL is one of the best one day trekking spots. Chembra is around 300 km from Bangalore near Meppady. Chembra Peak Five of us started at 6 PM from bangalore in i10 car for an adventurous weekend. Our first halt was at Nanjangud for the night. *Forest gates will be closed from 6pm to 6am in the forest reserve. We stayed at a lodge in Nanjangud, who charged Rs 700/- for a night for 5 of  us.It was an ok kind of room with 4 beds.We started the next day early morning towards wayanad. Sunrise near  Nanjangud  The ideal time for starting the Chembra trek would be an early morning but Since we reached Meppadi close to noon, we decided to have fun at the Soochipara waterfalls and do the trek the next morning. Soochipara falls For reaching the Chembra base, we need to take the lane adjacent to Meppadi mosque and travel a distance...