When the British showed up in India, they came for the commerce and wilted in the heat. The summers scorched the pasty English and they were desperate to find a way to get through monsoons and triple digit temps. Time to head for the hills.
Anywhere there's a mountain range in India, you're bound to find a cluster of hill stations. Mostly built by the British during their years of occupation, hill stations are mountain-top enclaves, a place to escape the summer heat. Since the Brits built them, the architecture reflects their fantasy of re-creating ye olde country England in India. A little squinting and photo framing goes a long way.
Here's a bed and breakfast in Ooty. Seriously, Ooty, India, not Ooty, Devon.
The stately lawn and twee living room.
Madam Sarah. Parts of Ooty are like a little English country town. A textile collective.
Anywhere there's a mountain range in India, you're bound to find a cluster of hill stations. Mostly built by the British during their years of occupation, hill stations are mountain-top enclaves, a place to escape the summer heat. Since the Brits built them, the architecture reflects their fantasy of re-creating ye olde country England in India. A little squinting and photo framing goes a long way.
Here's a bed and breakfast in Ooty. Seriously, Ooty, India, not Ooty, Devon.
The stately lawn and twee living room.
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