Kanniyakumari - Tourist place

Southernmost of Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari is one of the important Tourist place. Vivekananda Memorial, Gandhi Memorial, Kanniyakumari Temple, Guganathasamy Temple and Kanniyakumari beach are some important places.
Vivekananda Memorial was built in 1970 with all the architectural styles of India. Swami Vivekananda when he visited Kanniyakumari before his departure for Chicago to participate in the World Religious Conference in 1893, he had sat and meditated on the rock in 1892. In the Memorial building Swami Vivekananda’s statue has been installed. The meditation Hall is opened between 8 A.M to 4 P.M.
Coloured sea sand, articles made from palm leave, sea shells and handicrafts are sold here. But you have to bargain for purchases.
In Gandhi Memorial, On October 2nd (Mahatma Gandhiji’s birthday), the Sun rays fall on the particular place where his ashes were placed.

The ancient temple here is Kanniyakumari temple. During May there is a huge crowd for the temple festival. The beautiful beach here attracts may tourists. On full-moon day, the Sun setting on the West and the Moon rising up on the East simultaneously is a glorious sight. Kanniyakumari is well connected by rail and road. Thiruvananthapuram is the nearest Airport.

Courtallam Falls

During the season July to August there is heavy crowd in Courtallam, Tirunelveli Distict. It is located at a height of 167 m. In South India, Courtallam is famous for its Falls. In the season the water flow is heavy in all the places. There are nine falls here. Peraruvi or the Main Falls is the popular one. The other falls are Small Falls, Chembagadevi Falls, Orchard Falls, Honey Falls, Five Falls, Tiger Falls, Old Courtallam Falls, New Falls. Taking a bath in these falls cure many skin problem and nerve disorders because the water is coming through forest herbs. Here you can take oil massages near the falls.

There are some temples in the City. The first one Thirukuttralanathar (Lord Shiva) Temple, Lord Murugan Temple, Koothar temple, Courtalla Nangai Koil and Thirugnana Sambandar Koil. If you want to rejuvenate your body and mind take a bath in these waterfalls.

Mysore Palace

When you heard the Mysore – you can think of magnificent Palaces, sandalwood and rich Mysore silks. Karnataka’s second largest city is Mysore. Dasara festival is celebrated for victory of good over evil.

The must see place in Mysore is Mysore Palace. It is wonderful to see the majestic Durbar Hall has an ornate ceiling and sculpted pillars. Mysore Palace is illuminated on Sundays and Public Holidays gives you a spectacle of breathtaking beauty.

In Mysore the famous Chamundi Hill which is 335 meters high can be reached by a travel of 13 km. in road. Half the way to the Hill you can see the Nandi. Chamundeswari temple is at the top of the Hill.

Mysore has a warm and cool climate throughout the year. If you visit Mysore, it will creat an ever-lasting impression on the visitor about the palaces, majestic temples and gardens.

PCYC Tourney

Greg Stoney - Channel Island Flatties

From: Greg Stoney

Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:15 AM

To: Robert N. Hara; Phil Lindholm; March, Tim

Subject: PCYC Tourney

What's Up guys,

I had an opportunity to fish the PCYC Grand Slam tournament with Dave Rich on his sweet 22' Davis 'Class Act' this past weekend. We blasted over to the west end of Cruz and then on to Rosa Fri. night looking for squid, scratched a few pieces, and fished our way back to the east end of Cruz over the next two days. We had to work at it but ended up with some quality fish . Dave really knows his shit at those islands.

Our top flatty, wsb and calico were enough to lock in the heaviest 'Grand Slam' and get us first place in the tourney. $$$!

Stoney



Nice Job Greg. Four Years for Mr. Rich...That is pretty outstanding

Well Done

Ooty Tourist Place

During the hot summer, everybody would like to go to Ooty. In Ooty you have lot of sight seeing places such as Botanical Garden, Ooty Lake, Dodabetta Peak, Kelti valley view etc.

The Government Botanical gardens, laid out in 1847 is a superb place to see. The gardens cover an area of about 22 hectares are maintained by the State Government Horticulture Department. The roses in the garden are loved by all who visits here. During May every year flower show conducted here.
The Ooty lake was built in 1825. Visitors can go for boating and enjoy here.
10 kms. from Ooty the Dodabetta Peak stands at an altitude of 2,263 meters. From here you can grab your camera and click superb pictures of the valley.
But you have reserve rooms in advance. Many hotels are available. It is worth to spend holidays in Ooty during summer.

National Art Gallery

If you are interested in paintings, National Art Gallery is an important Tourist attraction in Chennai. It is located in Panthian Road, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is an integral part of Government Museum. The National Art Gallery building was built in 1906 A.D, the building has Indo-Saracenic architectural features and built with sandstone and adorned with motifs. The building was designed by Henry Irwin and initially known as Victoria Memorial Hall.

In the National Art Gallery some of the finest collection of old paintings are available. The collections are displayed in four different sections:- 1) Thanjavur Painting Gallery,
2) Decorative Art Gallery 3) Indian Traditional Art Gallery and 4) Ravi Varma Painting Gallery. The Thanjavur paintings on glass is superb. Rajput and Mughal eras’ miniature paintings are wonderful. 11th and 12th Century, Indian handicrafts are displayed in the National Art Gallery. Deccan Paintings of the 17th Century AD and handcrafts, metal ware and ivory carvings from 11th and 12th Century are worth to see. The rich collection of paintings and sculptures are the key factors for the much credited tourist place.

The museum is open on all days except Fridays and National holidays.

Crocodile Bank, Chennai

If you want to watch many species of African and Indian crocodiles, you can go to the Crocodile Bank, which is easily accessible from Chennai. From Chengalpattu railway station is approximately 29 kms. and from Chennai it is 42 kms.
Romulus Whitaker inaugurated the Crocodile Bank in 1976. Crocodile Bank is spread over an area of 3.2 hectares. There more than 5000 crocodile species are kept in natural surroundings in pools. It creates an awareness among people that crocodiles play an ecological role in feeding on the weak and sick fishers. They are considered one of the most horrifying creatures and this Bank is an endeavour in spreading love for these creatures.
This Bank is famous for conducting researches. The snake farm here is another attraction. Here the visitors can see the demonstration of venom extraction from the snakes. If you have interest to know all these have a visit to Crocodile Bank.