Thursday 23 April 2009
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Varkala
Varkala is in Southern Kerela and is a small town centred on one stretch of sand and whilst fully aimed at western tourists was incredibly peaceful (we're here out of season) and a great place to spend my birthday (hopefully there will be photos to follow...).
Varkala, for me, was a place of colours. The colours of the cliffs, the sunsets, the incredible food, the Tibetan and Indian cloth for sale at every turn...and the colours i saw on my birthday. Inside my head. Awesome!
Sunday 5 April 2009
How far we've come
In just under two weeks we have traveled over 2,000 km from Kalkota to Kanyakumari. Now we slow down and start heading north, next stop, Trivandrum then Varkala.
Kanyakumari: The Southern Tip Of India
This is the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari.
The town is extremely popular with Indian holiday makers and many Hindu's come here on pilgrimage to bathe in the Ghats. Above is a statue of India poet Tirruvalluva Swarmi.
Everywhere you look there are posters advertising a myriad of Bollywood films. The colours are fantastic.
Kanyakumari is a working fishing town and full of men mending nets and counting there days catch.
Bonjour Pondicherry
Pondicherry lies below Chennai on the east coast of India. It was once collonised by the french and their influence is easily discernible. One side of the town, by the sea, is very french, with hotels, restaurants and quiet backstreets. The other side is very Indian, bustling, traffic filled and dozens of shops selling materials, Sari's etc.
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