Worth A Thousand Words

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So for this week, will use pics from my holiday in Coorg instead of just words. Just a few of my favourite pics

Lets start with the location - Club Mahindra @ Virajpet which welcomes you with a gorgeous lobby with a panoramic view

Lobby at Club Mahindra, Virajpet

View from the lobby

Next the room, very elegant, the lighting was just amazing - set the perfect holiday mood

Bedroom of a 1BHK unit

The pool ... the view from the poolside was so beautiful that you have to be crazy to dive in the pool and miss the view.

Pool

The food , I am a Gujju after all , no place is good unless the food is good

Buffet

They had all my favourite dishes - Dhokla, Khandvi, Jalebi & Fafda

Gujju's delight

For the long walks with my wife... some good flora and fauna

Some decent art ...

What did I miss ? A Spa ( they tell me - its in the works)

And finally ...

Me in my holiday avatar

Comments

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