Trip to NANDI HILLS, Bangalore

Nandi hills is a place located 59km from Bangalore, so me and my frnd charlee decicded to go there on sunday morning. Charlee had a bike of his friend so we left for nandi hills at 3 in the morning, well we had put on our pullovers and jackets as charlee was sure dat it wud b cold and it was cold(just saved our asses from the cold - thnks 2 charlee). The Sunrise there is what's the main thing whch ppl go 2 c.

The trip was amazing so here we go with the details.

After leaving at 3 am in the morning all we had was a map of banagalore with us and only one info abt the location of the place that it was on NH-7, so when we reached MG road we asked 2 cops dat whch way we shud go but instead of tellin us the way thy saw the number plate of the bike whch was TN(tamil nadu) registration, asking for the NOC , we told them that it was a private vehicle and we did'nt need NOC and then charlee showed his company i-card and DL and then they let us go and told us the way , OMG dese thulla's , dey always have to show that they have a liking for troubling ppl and try 2 make money whenever possible..LOL..paisa paisa paisa , saari khushi paisa, saara jaha chahe ye paisa , ha ha ye paisa..(song for the thulla's).

So after gettin some help frm the thullas and one auto driver in the way, finally we were on our way , NH-7 , yeah we were on NH-7 , the highway i tell u man sucks , it's got big speedbreakers whch just come frm no where in the middle of the road without any signs of a speed breaker approaching, we jumped over quite a few on our way , and then u have dose development wrks on the highway , man dere were a few diversions and god save us, many a time we were about 2 go in2 the wrong lane , but my navigational tips helped us both ..LOL.

Once on the highway we were quite confident of reachin the place , but ye to hona hi tha , we jumped the turn to nandi hills by 10kms, so we had 2 go back and after some guidance frm the highway dhaba and truck wallas we finally found the turn and then we were again on the right way, just 10kms from nandi hills started the drive up the hill, it was all staright road before dis and suddenly we were climbing up a steep mountain with lots f U-turns and in total darkness, no street lights , now i don't expect street lights on the hills but they were not there on the highway as well, any ways i am still in india so no issues.

Finally at 5.20am we reached Nandi hills, the top of the hill, we were looking for some tea but there was no tea , although there was a shop from where we took some chips and water, then we had to wait for the ticket counter to open whch opened at 6.00am.

After takin the tickets we entered the fort, well it was the summer palace of Tipu Sultan.
Here's some history associated with nandi hills.

Nandi Hills or Nandidurg is a hill fortress of southern India, in the Kolar District of Karnataka state. It is located just 3 to 5 KM from Chickballapur Taluq. It is 4851 ft. (1478 meters) above sea level. Nandidrug hill, known commonly as Nandi Hills, is the source of the Penner,Ponnaiyar and Palar rivers. Nandi Hills gets its name from an ancient Nandi temple situated on this hill. This temple has a thousand year old sculpture of Nandi. An ancient lord Shiva and Parvati temple also adorns this hill.

Nandidurg was traditionally held impregnable, and its storming by Lord Cornwallis in 1791 was one of the most notable incidents of the first war against Tipu Sultan of Mysore. It was formerly a favorite resort for British Raj officials during the hot season. Francis Cunningham built the summer residence here for Sir Mark Cubbon.

Here's a view on Nandi Hills from the base. The place where you c d tower is Nandi hills.

Once we entered the fort , it was an amazing view from up there, the rocks, th

e temple and the view of the sunrise was amazing, for some time you can c the sun right in it's face and u feel as if ur invincible , but not for long, u have 2 come back to the truth .

This is a view of from the top of the hill lloking down below, it's called the SUICIDE POINT, just kiddin but on top of a hill any point can be a suicide point, just just need to find the PERFECT location to jump..hehe

And dis is the cliff i am talking about , what say about the suicide point , if u have a look at the cliff you can imagine the view of the sunrise and the view of the city from top of the cliff.




After having a view of the sunrise we left for home and the drive back was without any troubles as it was'nt dark and we had already driven on the highway while coming.

we do plan to get back over there , dis time for an overnight stay, u have all d facilities available over there.

it was a nice trip and v enjoyed a lot.

Anyone wants some info as to how to get there feel free to mail me .