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2007/11/11

Here and There

Two days at the Travancore Heritage was a treat .
The sights , sounds and taste of Kerala never cease to amaze me .
Driving into Trivandrum was very restful - neat houses -
nallakettus nestling deep in groves of palm , jackfruit
and wildly coloured bougainvilleas -


the ubiquitous lungi ,
toddy ( toaarree) joints and the red flag rampant in alleys and gullies .








Mallus and Bongs as the great John at the hotel in Munnar pointed out to us " eat fish, practise CPM - Mallu-Bong same same ". The food was mind blowing - a mix of truly Kerala as in appams , ishtoo , dosas ,crab curry ,pepper fried mutton and prawns and kerala papad . The buffet was continental - sirloin of beef , penne and great gateaux . The ambience was great . The work was good because we couldnt venture out thanks to Madame Patil's visit on day one and a total BJP bandh on the other .




7 comments:

Anonymous said...

WoW...some very beautifully captured shots & lovely reading your description of the place!

hillgrandmom said...

Sheesh! You should have mailed. Glad we helped you relax with the customary bandh :)

Elendil said...

Great photographs, and nice description :)

Poorna Banerjee said...

I'm hungry.

Shari said...

Great photos. It was almost like reading an article in a magazine. Thanks for sharing. :)

Usha said...

Time for a holiday in kerala for me. Nice pictures!

iz said...

I love these pictures!