Ooh!!! Coorg

This one room post office means nothing to a city man but for plantation workers this is a BIG hope for them. Hope to send money orders to their relatives back home, a letter for their loved ones and may be getting love filled letters from their villages. Though it operates from 9 am to 1 pm only – people have to rush to finish off their business with this department. But, workers in coffee plantations know their postmen so nothing to worry about losing their letters. Small places and their little charms are priceless. They must remind you of famous Malgudi Days. Also, the post office at Andagove, Madekari, Coorg, Karnataka was set up during the British Era that is still working and holds a popularity amongst its users. Reaching Coorg is no boring affair. It’s like you can expect rain at anytime of your journey. And when it rains, it pours here. That weather is also a treat foe any traveller sitting in his car and driving towards Coorg. That’s why it is called the Scotland of India. It’s just so so beautiful.

There is abundance of water here. It pours from the skies which makes the soil quite valuable to get a rich harvest of rice. And it adds to the beauty of this region. Just get down of your car and listen to the farmers song that they sing while they are working. It’s like being a part of the whole existence rather being just a dumb tourist.

As during my journey I have told you that if you visit Coorg than always remember that there is abundance of water in this area. Water from the sky, back waters and also water from lovely Abbey and Mallali Falls. Just visit these two places in Coorg, you will realise that for a moment time has come to a halt. Lush green forests… with winds creating a whistling sounds in the woods and also joining the chorus are the beautiful sounds of the birds. This is an OPERA – off course a natural opera. You feel nothing but timelessness.

In my opinion any city which does not have an Old church really misses out an old Imperial Charm. The silence of the Church has always lured me to go there and sit silently and to enjoy that language of silence there. And off course I never miss out on having good Rum cakes during christmas. 

The city church still holds an ambience which it might have held since the British used to pray here. It is also a symbol of a great secular ethos that prevails here. You can also visit some of the hill tops to see the clouds dancing throughout the day. That is Coorg – which is called the Scotland of India.

Coorg can easily be called THE COFFEE COUNTRY of India. As you enter any coffee plantation here a rich aroma of typical South Indian Filter Coffee will melt in your nose. It’s so strong that it can overcome any other smell just so easily. Farmers here grow two kinds of coffee – Robusta & Arabica. Robusta is hard and Arabica is mild, so they mix it in such a proportion that it becomes drinkable. Otherwise Robusta can be hard to taste. But do remember to collect some coffee beans from any farmland – just as a memoir.