Coimbatore is the third largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. It’s a lot like the rest of industrial India in essence but without the grey smoke-urban sprawl flavour. Surprisingly, it’s a pleasant mix of busy bustle and small town ease despite being the business hub of textile and automobile industries in South India. At the foot of the Nilgiri Hills, it is the nearest large city to Ooty, the Queen of Hill Stations, and a very pleasant place to spend a night in transit. It is also close to the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border.