I had heard my friends talk about Nandi Hills and the sceinic beauty the hill top provides but I never got around to visit the place in the last 3 yrs. Finally, a family holiday meant a 'long drive' to any place that could be reached in less than 2 hrs and back the same day.....Nandi Hills was a unanimous choice. The 60 km drive was not very tiring and the last 20 kms to the hill top was breathtaking. With vineyards and grape sellers leading the path, the hill top was simply breathtaking. 'Tipu's Drop' - where Tipu Sultan is believed to have dropped prisoners to their death still stands menacing. Another interesting fact about Nandi Hills is the number of monkeys that inhabit the hill top. On a rough estimate, there must be as many monkeys as there are tourists. We nearly got mauled by the monkeys but a little daring act of staring them straight in their eyes instead of running away and shreaking helped.
I found some rare variety of flowers and couldn't resist the urge to capture their beauty in my camera.
In my opinion, going to Namdi Hills early in the morning to catch the rising sun or later in the afternoon to catch the setting sun would be a fantastic experience.....perhaps next time!
