Back from a refreshing trip of Kerala!
Calm and serene backwaters. Tender coconuts. Mouth-watering banana chips. The tempting aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Houseboats. Spices. Rare species of
birds.
Kadla curry with
Appam or
Puttu. Pothole-free roads. Disciplined traffic. Long winding village names, which only the Mallus can spell and pronounce! Freshly fried fish. Karl Marx & Che
Guevara posters. Clean white
dhoti.
Uttapa called as a Dosa, and Dosa simply as a plain ‘roast’! Served along with a Vada that you think is complimentary (till you get the bill, that is). A lake
so large you think it is the sea.
Mundum Neryathum, the unique two-piece sari.
"Chinese" fishing nets, that actually use Portuguese technology, not Chinese!
Beautiful roadside bungalows. Picturesque inland waterways. Ancient "
dembles" (!) mostly dedicated to Shiva, holding some of the world’s largest treasure
troves known to man. Thundering rains. A quite & peaceful life. Kerala is unique. Kerala
has so much to offer.
And a lot more!
Photogenic tea gardens. Majestic elephants. Ayurvedic massages. Kathakali. Honest autorickshaw-wallahs! The list can go on…
Some snippets from my recent visit...
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| Navigating through the backwaters... |
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| The houseboats and the stunning scenery is without doubt Kerala's biggest tourist attraction |
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| The Mahadevar Temple at Kottayam has some stunning architecture on its walls |
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| The unique "Chinese" fishing nets at Fort Kochi |
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| The Bird sanctuary at Kumarakom offers some beautiful sightings |
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| A mini-Venice, locals around the Vembanad region move around in boats rather than the road |
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