Alleppey Prince Hotel Alappuzha

... et sont excellents. En bois 3 dans ma soiree. Commande un poulet malabar, excellent, et du riz a la noix de coco, non moins excellent. Mais le must est que Dee a commande du poisson, blue marlin, cuit au tandoori. Il m'a fait gouter et c'etait trop bon, ca n'a du tout le gout de poisson , et je lui en ai meme repris un gros morceau. J'en reviens pas , j'ai mange du poisson et je l'ai apprecie!!!!!<br>Bref tout commence bien ici, derniere etape de mon voyage en Inde...

... like it was a nightmare or a dream that came true!<br> <br>So enough research was done on the internet and quite a few phone calls were made to find out the correct fare for an overnight trip in an houseboat. We even found out that we could haggle and get the rates down by 20% of what they demand. But...none of that helped! We knew that the boat trips started by noon and ended the next day at 9am. But we underestimated the distance and overestimated our car (houseboat plan was part of ...

My blog entries are getting stupidly long and taking too long to write and that is exactly why they are so far out of date, this one for example I am writing two months out of date. How can I possibly write about how I felt If its that old, therefore I am going to try to write as little as possible while still keeping enough to spark my memory years down the line. So here goes. It took us a lot of walking to find a good hotel. Mainly because we started north when in fact the ...

... aristocrats. All in all, my spirits are lifting. We had a nice home-cooked meal, Kerala food, and Ed took a nap while I did my nails (more on my nails later -- why do I always have nail problems on these long trips??) Tea at 4 then a walk with Matthew to explore the island. In addition to the Indians here, there are tribals, who have 3 occupations. Coconut picker, toddy topper, and mud digger. They fortify ...

... wist het... ze zei het nog vlak voor de aap op haar rugzak sprong en met de koekjes ging lopen...) - de kick die je krijgt van de indische rijstijl een compleet nieuw niveau bereikt als je in de bergen vertoeft! zelfde rijstijl maar dat met kronkelwegjes en een afgrond aan 1 kant... adrenalinestoot verzekerd! - Mijn plan om hier af te vallen volledig in het water gevallen is... het eten blijkt me wel aan te staan en van dat veel ziek zijn is ook niet veel in huis ...

071224 - Monday Went out with a boat on the a really big lake. Was a nice tour. After a while we stopped and swimmed together and had a fun time. Was really nice. On the evening alot of people came outside the house and sang a Christmas song and ...

... wonderful adventures on the river in the 100 year old canoe. We entertained the local Alleppey neighbourhood with the fine technique of the "Snake boat" oarsman, the navigation and the preparation for adverse weather conditions! Yes, we were caught out in a storm in the pitch black with no torch! And yes, we did get caught the next day in torrential rain and falling coconuts, but what fun we all had. The gardens of the house captivated us all with banana ...

Today we set off to watch the great temple Elephant march at Kolam (Quilon). We had hatched the plan the night before to go with Sam who drove us to the Cape. Whilst the tour operators here were planning to take subscribers to the event, obviously tying in food and back water boating and about 25 quid per head, we decided that we would, along with a couple of others, do it ourselves. No suprise to those that know my deep pockets & short hands ...

I spent today walking around what is called Jew town, which is the site of the Cochin synagogue and a large number of antique shops and warehouses. There is a very small Jewish community - 14 people - in Cochin. The Kerala Jewish community dates back to the destruction of the first temple in Jerusalem and has enjoyed the protection of local Hindu and Muslim leaders since. As is the case in most tourist areas there are many Kashmiri shop owners who ...

... enjoy more cool air. We've now nearly done 4 weeks in India and it's been great, not least of all the food and the people who are exceptionally friendly and good natured. Everywhere you go you are greeted with, "How are you? Coming from?" and the infectious Indian shaking of the head. After Munnar, we will be starting the journey North where I hope the good time will continue and that David may at last stop asking the most stupid question ever. "Is it spicy?"