Nandi Hills

Last Saturday my husband & I visited Nandi hills. Its around 75 kms from our place. The road leading to Devanhalli from our place is scenic and very beautiful. So we decided to go by bike. We started at 6:30 in the morning. We reached Devanhalli in 1 hr. We had a good breakfast at hotel shanthi sagar . Then we started for nandi hills.Its around 25 kms from Devanhalli.
The nandi hills are located at 5970ft above the sea level. As we approached the Nandi Hills the temperature dropped suddenly. Within moments we were lost into this world of greenery. Around 8:30 we reached there. Its an ideal destination to spend your weekend far from the pollution and traffic of Bangalore. Amidst the beauty of nature I felt like being in the laps of mother nature.
We first visited Tippu's summer residence on top of this hill. There is a beautiful big water pond named Amrutha sarovar. There is a beautiful garden and children's play area. There is also a temple.Inside the temple there is also a beautiful well maintained pond. There is also a public guest house named Nehru Nilaya surrounded with beautiful gardens. Here a white stone sculptured Nehru stood in front of the Nilaya. In 1986 the SAARC summit was held here.
Above all, the breathtaking views ignite your senses. The cool breeze lets you unwind. Roaming amidst the tall trees we enjoyed the nature at its best. The lovely surroundings touched us magically. Amongst the chirping of birds, the passing clouds which carassed us, the beautiful weather, the cool breeze everything let us feel how close we were to nature. As the day slowly grows we started to feel the warmth of sun.
There are few restaurants on top of this hill. One is hotel Mayur which is run by KSTDC. The view from the restaurant was great. But in the menu card we didn't find any tea or coffee. Tea & coffees are replaced by many cocktails. So we had to leave that restaurant . Then we went to an open air restaurant in front of that hotel to have some tea.