...said a small wooden board below the name 'King's Cliff'.
King's Cliff~ Yes, that's the name of one of two places we stayed during our trip to the beautiful hills of Nilgiri in Tamilnadu.
I absolutely love places with a history and this old colonial mansion which now is a hotel is charming.
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The well manicured green lawns with white wrought iron chairs & exotic varieties of flowers almost takes you back hundred years when butlers in white served hot cups of high grown Nilgiris tea to the '
Sahebs'
. Well, they still do:-)
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So we sat back and soaked in the beauty of the view of the hills through the windows of
'Earl's Secret'- The restaurant which lives up to it's reputation of serving delicious food.
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Sinfully delicious brownie with ice cream & chocolate sauce which they serve you on the porch after a heavy afternoon lunch & before you doze off reading a delightful novel.
The nine rooms are named after the works of 'Shakspeare' and each comes with a fireplace. *sigh* well it's been a while since I have been near a fireplace and slept to the sound of crackling wood.
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A live-band playing our all-time favourite rock numbers, the bright winter sun, the chirpy birds, the waiters serving hot tea with chocolate cream cookies...
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Night falls, temperature dips, peaceful silence & a knock at our door. In comes a man with chocolate-mint candies, an extra woollen quilt & firewood to light our fireplace:-)
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We were in heaven:-) Sweet dreams people, next post when I wake up;-)
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