Friday, April 27, 2018

The skyrocketing room tariffs in Udhagamandalam; the invincible high air fares

The skyrocketing room tariffs in Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu State

As we make plans to go to Udhagamandlam (Tamil Nadu State) and roundabout little do we know about Kotagiri and its amazing  clout. Kotagiri won't be the place where we would spend some hours what to talk of spending days, it is one place which has its own pace and craze. Little do we know about the airlines and their impeccable record to charge high fares, the flight from Delhi to Coimbatore can upset your budget and lend you more than ten thousand fears. The advance/prior booking even done a week ago won't let the airlines come up with the idea of keeping fares low. The airlines are here to stay, charge at will and have consistently refused to show a tendency where they can turn grey. Taking a train to the Southern Capital Chennai is the only option left as airlines are charging high and have considerable heft. This followed by another train journey that would take me from Chennai to Coimbatore hoping against hope i won't come across tedious situations where i tend to get bore. Lower berth and window seat in two sets of travel would be appreciated; anything less than this would keep travel enthusiasm saturated.

It has been over 15 days since we are planning to go to Udhagamandalam and it is the skyrocketing air fares that is making us swing like a pendulum. Perhaps there is no force on earth that can tame them and make them act simple.The dynamic fare pricing in train can well wash out over 5,000 rs from your pocket ; this is just for one journey as more would have to be shelled out to get the second set of ticket which would be dished out by a man who has in his possession his much prized locket. It has been seven years since i visited Udhagamandalam and that visit saw me stay in Kotagiri where cell phones had in their gear a set of tantalum. Little i can recollect about the visit in 2011 the place has been visited by characters like Sum and Pen. Making enquiry from Delhi about lodges in Udhagamandlam tend to script a story where one need not say yes to a bottle of rum. The message we get is that the room tariffs are high, the Month of May is something one should least try, a simple, clean room with attached bath would be fine taking cash by front desk/cashier would be better than taking in kind. Last time the manager every morning would come and knock at the door wishing to know whether i was vacating or not; some wishing to give hot water as it is mostly sought.

In Udhagamandalam hill station there is Regale Bakery Confectionery and General Store and there is a fetish for foreign names which has its own set of roar. The Shanghai Company Sports and Chinese Footwear; the Chungwah Chinese Restaurant, Shinkows Chinese Restaurant distant from those fascinated with Shanghai the city with concrete floor. The tea dished out by National Tea Centre and Veg puffs coming in Rs 5, 7.50, 8 and 10 range can well be tried in a place that has its own hype and little or no haze. The hoarding of litter free zone can be spotted here the moot point is how many tourists believe in cleanliness and thereby show affection and care. Some tourists throng Udhagamandalam with surplus cash and that is enough to throw a bash. One need to be wary of tourists with teeming budget as they can well derail the hopes of those who could be dismissed as shoestring reject. Despite this hours would turn to days, days would turn to months in Udhagamandalam it won't be hard to find hope radiating women and gents.
As the Lady Bird, the exclusive women shop, has no takers the commotion isn't swift either at a shop showing the prowess of photo scanning, negative scanning, including the facility on online passport shining. From The Quetta Shoppe to Biryani Hut to Capital Saloon, all are there and immersed in a world where people throng to these points only during noon.

As you step inside Octacamund Municipality, the information is not paltry.
Octacamund Municipality
Constituted 1866
Constructed 1894
Extended 1946
M Krishnaswami B.A. B.L. Chairman

Last time when i was here in Kotagiri the Kasthuri Paradise (Veg) restaurant and the old man probably with glasses who was serving  was something to cheer about the internet cafe Genesis in Udhagamandalam giving discounts and the Station Master of Udhagai who still retained the crown. Last time i made it a point to visit Kodanada view point probably the tight schedule this time may keep me away from Coonoor and all those who rule.

The hefty air fare; the dynamic pricing in train which makes it possible to board for characters like Lear and back to back travel would leave one exhausted and exasperated; the poll buzz in another Southern Kingdom would carry on with some not hesitating to take a glass of rum. The toxic/polluted lakes of Bangalore should be cleaned to the last mile and efforts should begin right away rather remaining in a state of Hile. The Women of Bangalore need to feel safe and secure (the same holds true for Women in State of West Bengal and other places), more women in uniform and some in plain clothes keeping a tab on unruly characters in different locales could take the sheen away from crime roar. A poll with tainted contestants doesn't make it look good; the poll that should throw up a surprise choice as far as cm is concerned and his core. A poll that rewards those with fewer stains to their clothes a poll that gives a befitting response to those who have allegiance to corruption and still want to be on a roll. Polls apart the nation has a lot of catching up to do; the stay in Udhagamandalam should be cool and conversations taking place over a cup of brew on who wants to eject and who wants to rule. 

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