The diarrhea finally hits :( (11 June)

I guess the title says it all. 10 days in India and I'm thankful that diarrhea hits only on the last day (it could have been way worst and spoil everything). So the plan for today is to take a train to cornoor and visit a tea plantation there, followed by a hike to the dolphin nose peak before ending the day with shopping at commercial road.

Took one if those antique-looking steam engine train to cornoor just for the experience. A pretty uneventful ride where we just goof around on the train. Reached in less that an hour and Chandru was already waiting for us there. Went up the hills to visit the tea plantation. Apparently it cost 250 rupees per person. As usual, we tried to wiggle our way out of paying (we have been feigning as foreigners since the start of the trip after all). But I must admit, it was pretty worth the 250 rupees, from learning that teas mainly comes from 2 bushes only, and how elevation affects the flavor of the tea. In addition, we also got to try the many different kind of tea such as Oolong, Baimudan, Green and Black tea.

Train coming into station

The train does look Harry potter-ish

Tea tasting!

The very solemn 全家幅

Went for lunch next before moving off the dolphin nose peak. Still have no idea why it's called dolphin nose peak, but I guess with other peaks named after animals, the mountains must have looked like an dolphin. Great misty view, although the visit was spoilt by a group of tourists feeding monkeys which resulted in the monkeys snatching food from other tourists and startling everyone else. Took a couple of pics and jumpshots before leaving the peak.

Great misty view!

Anyone spot the dolphin nose?

Last stop of the day was at commercial road, which was near our hostel. Since we walked past so many "home-made chocolate" shops, we decided to buy a couple started spamming tons of chocolate (can't be bothered abt VD alr). As with most night markets, everything sold is usually rather repetitive and nothing too spectacular. Ended the day with dinner near the hostel where they served horrible chicken burgers. HY's burger didn't come and she cancelled her order. Since it's almost our last night here, decided to have some kingfisher (authentic India beer) to end the day and some htht at the bar :)

Mark