Nandi hills on the way to office

It was a Thursday night and and we had decided to be at Yahoo open hack day the whole weekend, which meant that we would have to wait for one full week before we could escape the city. This was when an idea struck me - "why not make a trip to Nandi hills on the way to office on Friday" :-) . The idea was quickly seconded by Sridhar and the decision was taken.

Friday morning, I started at 5.15 AM, picked up Sridhar on the way and we were quickly on airport road. We got to see some nice views of the sunrise during the drive. As we approached Nandi hills, a bright sun welcomed us. Disappointing, given that we were expecting a cloudy day, which would have given us a chance to experience the fog filled hills. As we drove, the last clouds to be moving away very fast, as though trying to escape before we reach. A mixed feeling, because the sight of clouds moving in front of the hills was magical.



We continued to the base of the hill and started driving uphill. Just a few curves later, the place was transformed - green trees crowding both sides of the curving road seemed to have captured the fog.



We stopped there and started taking some pictures. That's when we caught a glimpse of the sun which was shining bright just a while ago. I don't think words can make justice to the sight. Just see the picture below.



At one point, could see sharp sun rays through the trees.




We were lost.



We reached the gate at the peak, paid the entry fee for 4 wheelers (Rs 70) and drove on for till the center of the hill station and parked the car there. We then walked to a point from where we could get a good view from the peak.

There's a temple there and it looked amazing covered in the fog.


Walking back from there, we spotted another mist filled place which looked better than all views we had seen till then. We stayed till 9AM there and then started towards office. As we drove back, another set of dark clouds approached the hills, as though inviting us to come back.