Trip to
Himada Gopalswamy betta
on 15th August 2008
Celebrating Indian Independence in Style
Yo folks !!
Had an exciting friday and an amazing Independence day on 15th August 2008 ,thought let me share it with you all. Read thru the matter and adjust maadi.
Woke up on friday and reached our office by 5 AM. All my crew for the day Shreyas, Vibha, Anisha, Rishii, Saurav and Sundip were all set to go to Himada Gopalswamy betta, close to Bandipur which was another 70 kms drive from Mysore. On the way we had a traffic jam coz an Independence day parade was passing by even we joined the kids from various schools and shouted out some slogans on Indian independence, BHARAT MATA KI JAI....
The literal translation of Himada Gopalswamy betta would be "Misty Gopalswamy Hill". Apparently, it does live up to its name for most part of the year. There is a temple at the top, dedicated to Krishna (I think). It must have been one treacherous trek through forests and hills in the olden days. People were sure, quite dedicated to GOD back then :-)
We reached there at around mid-day but the view from top of this hill is truly breath-taking. It is one of the highest peaks (1454 meters above sea level) in the Bandipur National Park. Herds of wild elephants are seen regularly near this peak. A lake, a few hundred feet below the peak serves as the local watering hole for the other wildlife.
We tried to cross Karnataka border by walk, and b in TN but gave up in middle coz this was the time we planned to shoot some good pics and ya shot 2 videos on some gr8 bollywood songs Pehala Nasha and Pappu cant dance saala. Well the videos r with the concerned ppl. I personally dont take any responsibility if something happens to u guys after watching these videos.
On the way u can see fields covered with sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers sunflowers and sunflowers.
Here we shot out 3rd video of the day from DDLJ, the song Tujhe dekha to ye jaana sanam............Vibha and Shreyas even tried some adventure stuff by climbing a tree house with the help of a bamboo ladder.
Sunflowers sunflowers everywhere everywhere sunflowers everywhere...........
Had a gr8 lunch @ Mysore and visited Chamundi Hills in the evening and way back had gr8 fun talking to each other and gave a pit stop on a Highway cafe-coffee day. And reched B'lore at around 9 PM. It was truly a gr8 relaxation and a must visit place guys.
STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH STAY INNOVATIVE
The total cost of tour was 700 INR inclusive of travel n food.
Special thanks to Shreyas for coming up with this idea and Anisha for arranging the cab.
