Kerala (The Honeymoon State)
Day 1-3:
They don't call this state the honeymoon state for just any reason... it's beautiful! We flew out of Bangalore to Cochin, our first stop of four in Kerala, on May 23. We flew on a little airplane and had to get out on the track to board it, which was very cool and then arrived at our destination an hour later. The view from the plane changed from very dry to green and luscious in that plane and we were all fans of it. We were greeted with our bus and some more flower necklaces and started heading towards our first stop.
On the way, we saw a lot of rivers and bodies of water which I was not used to anymore and once we reached the hotel we had a some time to spare before taking a boat out on the Arabian Sea. The boat ride was for our whole group only and it was too cloudy so we couldn't see the sunset, but it was beautiful. We stopped at a fish market island and on the way back we were surrounded by rain clouds, but fortunately they never reached us!
The next day, we had an academic session in the morning and in the afternoon we went to a mini theatre. There we saw a Kerala martial arts performance, which was amazing, and then a traditional Hindu play with only three actors with elaborate make-up and dress. The play was especially interesting because the characters said their lines with dancing and drums in the background, but the total story wasn't long in writing (it was only front and back of one page and they play took about 2 hours!). We stayed in the area for dinner after that long afternoon and some people bought fish at a local seller and then brought it to the restaurant we ate at for them to cook it, which was really cool! Our hotel had an amazing pool, so when we got back we went for a swim which was incredible!
We left for our next destination, which was a tea plantation after a six hour bus ride up a mountain with a one way road.. It was a bit scary. After our six hour ride, we had to get off the bus and take Jeeps up a more narrow road to get to our hotel, which had an amazing view and very steep looking down, but the whole thing was so worth it once we arrived because this place is beautiful!
Day 1-3:
They don't call this state the honeymoon state for just any reason... it's beautiful! We flew out of Bangalore to Cochin, our first stop of four in Kerala, on May 23. We flew on a little airplane and had to get out on the track to board it, which was very cool and then arrived at our destination an hour later. The view from the plane changed from very dry to green and luscious in that plane and we were all fans of it. We were greeted with our bus and some more flower necklaces and started heading towards our first stop.
On the way, we saw a lot of rivers and bodies of water which I was not used to anymore and once we reached the hotel we had a some time to spare before taking a boat out on the Arabian Sea. The boat ride was for our whole group only and it was too cloudy so we couldn't see the sunset, but it was beautiful. We stopped at a fish market island and on the way back we were surrounded by rain clouds, but fortunately they never reached us!
The next day, we had an academic session in the morning and in the afternoon we went to a mini theatre. There we saw a Kerala martial arts performance, which was amazing, and then a traditional Hindu play with only three actors with elaborate make-up and dress. The play was especially interesting because the characters said their lines with dancing and drums in the background, but the total story wasn't long in writing (it was only front and back of one page and they play took about 2 hours!). We stayed in the area for dinner after that long afternoon and some people bought fish at a local seller and then brought it to the restaurant we ate at for them to cook it, which was really cool! Our hotel had an amazing pool, so when we got back we went for a swim which was incredible!
We left for our next destination, which was a tea plantation after a six hour bus ride up a mountain with a one way road.. It was a bit scary. After our six hour ride, we had to get off the bus and take Jeeps up a more narrow road to get to our hotel, which had an amazing view and very steep looking down, but the whole thing was so worth it once we arrived because this place is beautiful!
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