Tea

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This morning the caretaker at our accommodation showed us the spice garden. He gave us some fresh cardamon and some fresh ginger, which we will make into tea.

On our walk to the bus stop we we saw cloves being dried in the sun and various beautiful flowers including jasmine, poinsettia and roses. We heard a noise and looked up, there was a hot air balloon going up. We walked a little further to take a look and discovered it was tethered so only went up and down, however with the backdrop of the tea plantations it made a beautiful sight.

Once in the town we headed to the chocolate museum where we watched a short video and then saw the small production line, before sampling some very nice chocolate. Surprisingly the sugar free one was one of the best. 

Next we caught the bus from Anachal to Munnar. The scenery along the way was just beautiful, as the winding road took us through various tea plantations.

Munnar itself is a hectic little hill station where you wouldn't really want to spend much time. We stopped for a cup of tea and had a wander around the small town before going for lunch. We picked the busiest restaurant in town and the food was really good and lots of it! Feeling full we decided we to head to one of the tea plantations for a walk, which was really lovely, away from the hussle and bussle of the town.


Back down on the main road we stopped for tea and cake, which was really delicious. We were joined at our table by a lovely couple from Bangalore and sat and chatted about traveling before catching the bus back.

We stopped at the shops and bought some snacks before walking the 2km back to our accommodation and chilling out for the evening.


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