Bed, Breakfast & Fireplace...

...said a small wooden board below the name 'King's Cliff'.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153310194192463298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oz_gUqC3dsr1OpvKxywUhvaW6XxS_PmL-c3Ks5ff3nSTz4MTEU3FJl3z0va9Djm-YatzTkCvfCoWTFvSffeABn4TfxgRaRuEltOeVnt5FCPmBUlMSD5n4-JjB5r-HZRc6Tuu554tvbp9/s400/king7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><strong><a href="http://www.kingscliff-ooty.com/main.htm">King's Cliff</a></strong>~ Yes, that's the name of one of two places we stayed during our trip to the beautiful hills of Nilgiri in Tamilnadu.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>I absolutely love places with a history and this old colonial mansion which now is a hotel is charming. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153309880659850610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmmab8NLRA3g_Xh7abZpN7jB2nJ4Derh1HqbqeN8lKHU3WlYgsqHV_zlncBbszZShuhXDf8_FBtEioSFufBP82L3NUCnXmqtFm_LdztDQmnV9vQNMoiasi5mp17r0g5_JoFbteyaE8CxL/s400/king1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153309884954817938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii_Iq7QcUNrbfTw2d3wBDOLv5XrN8f3tXuCTyeDAq46e0ge0ZAjEJJFqhwPunE_L_tT_TgQXmEdGpCwAKluiNoznyFlowPyT8sCfM-X4ALBuY1ruac7OSEfcp9jTmFp0y8t5GCUkj7610/s400/king3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />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 '<em>Sahebs</em>'<em>. </em>Well, they still do:-)<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153309884954817922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhMm-IoOT1K68m_m9mAw5xo184EYp8CdruBcdVNJDiuekdY45xAbn1f5rww6-pGY5fTHjuhyphenhyphenVFN40Mr82sVjetAuDyb9aYk0QSKhZAzXTbkzXjm3iMOkFBEQDF522hnOvwz1PPwLFZwVu/s400/king2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />So we sat back and soaked in the beauty of the view of the hills through the windows of <strong>'Earl's Secret'</strong>- The restaurant which lives up to it's reputation of serving delicious food. </div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153309889249785250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sgs9AVpssygA9HXN2E-4LroS0HhY4nK9O4pTO3m3PBYJ3HCbNFuH9P4l7KD4n3CrxruV-mRRAq7YwcszDscRop2su88vm5DMaYe_tuArSkM2ZPLejcHYzPHWdJkx_1f-dq1xeOgdgD_G/s400/king4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153310194192463314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-OXoRW13AHBKmd_6hbdqdXF5fve-6bX-uAFrjBV6Vyx1W2OVfYRsfTyHtSn8m3k926hRJo0G-Y9JhIfRzjTTMiCMqII0Hb-hXMCSWFuFyN1U403wdv1GMWNf9pByMN9g9ysdpddj6_oA/s400/king8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>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.<br /></em><div><br />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.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153309889249785266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn6SN1ze3Th_j5oY2d_FoNFLN8O6Gyw8wq3qMmpljb4ns1WPn5cEc-PVDCTSxjuvfzF1kzB75CR_nnEiurU2yDevK6N_O1m8UPUlyuIfNd5kKROPgdE1vqg6cqfZaPqmI-3e-KeXHvMoj/s400/king6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />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... <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153314222871786994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIEsed4JyNNP4_k-gmUNf5KztHwaGu7ltkyHC57rbliQbefyarVhrWCAr21JHFLhJvaoyv5Bbft-IKz3JioEiCVYXAEq9q4U2oB40Llo10yh9ak_1sUn_SZhTM4UxiY4MFfRlnGvcGvIc/s400/cup22.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />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:-)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153318230076274178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiyfan9BheVSTWL0TVOqc8Dt5XL1XpIdBeMdkaOi-ynAWWZAfuh_Wz0Cjccoc0e0oQNGUgRV4rkZTEn_PXC0j1j6WTLt2nvs7HE3lTpN-pB5yaYBuW1thAuUpS9hGN5aqLF4rI42yOphq/s400/king9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153310752538211810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3p7mjBVjFnqDwBo3wjl3iGS0MF5k4in869pru1dyIBFP4L76mLGGYcKqEuWsCODqvm7uKbuEzwm2M9brjEO_gbTXUpvlZT7vBbp1v1PlfKDy0FvUn4t3cFUz4kmpHjuNQsV7rYZwCqFS/s400/nil1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />We were in heaven:-) Sweet dreams people, next post when I wake up;-)</div></div></div></div>

Bed, Breakfast & Fireplace...

...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 ...

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