Hesaraghatta

This has been a unique trip, for various reasons!!!! This will always be one of my special cherished ones :)

It was my birthday weekend. We are the kinds who make a big deal out of birthdays. It is a nice feeling to feel special one day in a year, have all the attention towards you ;) hehe.

I had no clue where we were going that particular weekend. I was just told that we were going on a trip. That itself was enough to keep me excited :) So I packed for 2 days and one night for all of us on Friday. Saturday morning we got ready and for the first time I sat behind the wheels before a trip :D. I started driving my new car not knowing where we were going, just following the directions given by A. Our first stop was Windsor Manor - one of our favorite breakfast places in Bangalore. They have a huge buffet spread which we relish every time we visit the place. We thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast. Our lil ones also had a hearty meal. And we wrapped up by having masala chai.

After spending more than one hour at Windsor Manor, we got back in the car to resume our journey out of Bangalore. I was the most relaxed person that day, I enjoyed the drive, while A drove. We reached the Hesaraghatta Lake. So I guessed that we were going somewhere near Hesaraghatta. And then I saw a board that said "Our Native Village" :) So thats when I knew! We asked someone the directions, and we were told to go past Nrityagram dance school. But we took the wrong turn after passing Nrityagram and so we drove around a bit longer. The surrounding was so green, that we did not mind the extra few kilometers :)

We reached the resort just before noon. We checked in to the room, and started walking around and reached the parking area. The kids were playing near the car when I saw my sil's car enter the resort. This was the 2nd surprise!! My mom, brother and sil also joined us on this trip and this was planned by A long back :) It was just PERFECT! The kids and me were sooo excited to see them :)

The 2 rooms that were booked were opposite to each other with a small katte in between them. So we could sit on that and chat. And soon it was time for lunch. We went to the dining area where they had buffet lunch. We had a relaxed lunch and went for a stroll. The kids tried their hands at pottery and enjoyed a lot :)

We then did a small bullock cart ride. It is a widely spread area, where there is lot of greenery and away from all sounds. We ventured towards the area where there were lot of game equipment. The place is rightly called "our native village" as it reminds us of all the olden day games. We started off with kite flying. Kids started playing with the swings - rope swing, tyre swing. It started drizzling, but we continued to play. Badminton, tennicoit, cricket, catapult, chasing the tyre, running race - these were a few of the things that all of us enjoyed playing again and again, including my mom! Brought back so many memories. And the rain continued while we played in the rain. All our dresses still have the red mud stains from this trip :D

Kids were too excited to take a nap that day. They just kept running around and trying all the different games. Tea and snacks were served at the dining area in the evening. After having hot tea and pakodas, we headed towards the other side of the resort, where they had a tennis net and lot of group activity stuff made out of logs. The walk was beautiful, chatting, taking pictures and the highlight being our regular jumping pictures! All of us got very nice jumping pictures - both individual and group :D

Our older one did many of the log games that were there and enjoyed playing thoroughly. We started walking back towards the resort , stopping to play carom inside the recreation area. We reached the room once it got dark, all of us were exhausted. We freshened up and went to the dining hall to have dinner.

After dinner, kids slept in the room. We sat outside in the sit-out area and started chatting. Got wished for my birthday and continued till 2am. We then caught some sleep before waking up early the next day.

A lovely day to wake up on a birthday :) Listening to birds and my kids singing happy birthday :) We sat outside and watched the cows waking up. Kids loved talking to the cows and calves and listening to the sounds of nature! It was peaceful - a perfect morning!

We all got ready and stepped out of the room to have breakfast. After having hot tea outside, we walked around, kids running around and playing some more till it was time for us to leave.

Our stay here was PERFECT - simple and fun! We totally loved the place! All of us, from kids to my mom had so many fun things to do. The food they served was decent good food.

A perfect birthday followed by lunch at UB city, temple visit, cake cutting and dinner at home with in-laws!

-Blessed me :)

I do not have any pictures from this trip (except for the one below), I guess I was too excited and busy having fun to remember to click pictures :)