21st August - We live in Katoomba, an often foggy town of 30odd thousand 1000m above the Sydney basin. Today we arrived at Kodaikanal, an often foggy town of 30odd thousand 2000m above the plains of Tamil Nadu.
The cloud swirls, the rain pours but now & again the view is unbelievable, like being in a plane 15mins before landing. We can't believe we were sweltering on a bus in 35 degrees C this morning.
We buy Indian whisky to warm the cockles & then go out for dinner. There's a Tibetan family café serving steamed momos & noodle soup which suits the climate & we tuck in.
Just as we get up to leave we hear Rahul from Bangalore at the table behind say "blah blah blah Katoomba blah blah blah". C & I both turn & blurt out "did you just say Katoomba" ! Turned out Rahul had been working in Sydney & spent a couple of weekends at the No. 14 Guest House about 100m from our home last year & was comparing it to Kodaikanal with his 2 friends. And they're staying at the same guest house here as us.
Funny old world.
that's brilliant!
ReplyDeletespring is springing here, the almond tree above the Vale Street water reserve is going nuts, the magnolias and hyacinths are out ... glad you will be back around September 7!