Snippets from the Nilgiris
Snippet 1 After a typical pedal boat ride across the crowded lake, swerving left and right to avoid honeymooners and raucous tourists on their boats...we got off and gingerly headed towards the amusement park style rides surrounding the lake area. Much to my delight my trip-partner was as much a rides enthusiast as I was and we promptly bought tickets and got onto the Tora Tora ride. The ride operator fellow advised that we sit on separate booths and locked us in. We were the only two people on the ride. The view from there was quite pretty but the speed and pattern in which the ride was whirling around allowed for only screaming and gasped expressions of pain as we were plastered to the sides of our respective seats. It was hilarious and painful....my ribs were hurting from too much pressure and my stomach from laughing too much. Just when we were screaming to each other that enough was enough the ride stopped. Even though we were nearly reeling from the experience....my co passen...