The landscape at Munnar will put to shame many of manicured lawns in palatial homes. Thanks to the thousands of acres of tea plantations, Munnar is one large patch of hues of green. Dotted by silver oak trees and separated by valleys & lakes. To compete with the landscape, were the ever changing skyscape colours… hues of blue, shades of orange, grey and of course white fluffy clouds. And between the land and the skies, fog & mist played hide & seek. Munnar is sheer romance. Good to know, that the tea plants in the region are between 80 & 100 years old. Fresh leaves are hand plucked every 45 days. Pluckers keep moving all around the region. It's quite likely that you would meet with a few of them. The silver oak trees are purposely planted at regular intervals in the tea estates. The trees have the tendency to preserve water during the rainy months. The water is then discharged during the summer months through the tree roots, thus keeping the soil moist...