Ooty sight seeing

Day 12
Ooty sightseeing 

The day began with stopping the usual weekday alarm and catching up on some more sleep. We got ready and put in the required stuff including winter wear in the car before going to the in-house restaurant for breakfast. The filter coffee was delicious compared to tea. 
Ooty had been witnessing maddening crowd for the past few days. We had planned accordingly. We started for Doddabetta peak by 8:30am and reached there by 9am. The actual parking area was already full, so we parked our car in another temporary parking area. We entered the queue at the ticket counter, purchased the tickets and proceeded inside. The views all around were absolutely stunning. 

We went up to the view tower, absorbed the beauty of the nature, strolled around and clicked pictures. We went back to the parking around 9:50am , however the parking was jam packed which took us around 30 mins to get it streamlined and hence start our journey to the next destination of Tea Park. 
We reached the government tea park at 10:25am. The car parking is right inside the park. We had a stroll around the park with the sun shining bright. We also clicked some pictures and tasted their tea which wasn't good. 
Anyways, we then started off towards Pykara lake which was around 1.5 hours away. We reached the lake by 1pm. 
They have an entry ticket at the Pykara boat house and then the actual boating tix near the lake. We took a motorboat for a 20-min ride. 
The lake was beautiful and the boat ride was amazing. We had fun with the boat ride in the clean lake post which we had ice creams and then proceeded towards 9th mile shooting point at 2:35pm. 
The place gets its name from the shooting of Raja Hindustani - a Bollywood movie.
This is a vast open area of land giving an excellent view of the nature and the greenery around. After entry ticket, you'll need to walk. Walk as much as you can , click pictures, absorb the beauty of the nature (things that cams can't capture) and then walk back down. 
We then started towards our hotel which was another hour's drive from there. We parked our car in the hotel's parking and then went for a walk to the local market. It's good to take a stroll around exploring the market and what they have to offer. We checked out junkies, nilgiri oils, went to the super markets, woollen stores, bakeries and cafes. We came across Mitchi Cafe which is a small but nice cafe. The owner of the place was nice and interactive. We had actually hopped in to have a veg puff then ended up having a korean bun and a cup of strong filter coffee as well as having a bit of a conversation with the owner. From there, we walked towards our hotel. Hotel was a 8-min walk. We reached, freshened up, relaxed for a while before going for dinner.

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