Bella Vista Resort Munnar

... us. We did not feel like doing much after that. <br>We were too wet and cold to attempt any other trip so we parked our motorized two wheeler and got showered and changed and watched a movie and some internet and then called on Camilla and Rosie for some dinner of egg dosa and Jon had noodles while I tried a Kerala chicken and some rice, and then ordered in some kingfisher from the girls' guesthouse and played cards until 10PM, when we said goodbye to them, for they were catching an ...

... the heat of Cochin. It gave us the chance to do a couple of treks, the first a two hour walk through the local forest and plantations. The second was on Liz&#8217;s birthday and comprised of a six hour hike up to the top of one of Kerala&#8217;s highest peaks. It was steep from the moment we set off through tall elephant grass and unfortunately Ady had got bad sinuses and so our guide arranged for him to go back to the lodge &#8211; by motorbike. This was probably one of ...

... not sleep and was reading in the garden. By the evening I was feeling sleepy. Maybe I should take an hour long nap in the afternoons.<br> <br>I will adopt the breath counting technique in the closing session now.<br> <br>04 October 2009, Sunday, 8:00 AM <br><br>Today morning I could meditate well. I did the Breath counting technique through out and found it useful. Even when there were sexual thoughts in the mind, I could continue focusing on the breath and stay ...

... and the overall treatment was excellent. I want to go back again whenever I am in Cochin and I get a chance to escape from the hotel room in a concrete jungle to a place where I can mix with Nature. For more details visit the website: www.wildelephant.net <br><br>Album Link http://picasaweb.google.co.in/welresmnr /WildElephantResortMunnar http://picasaweb.google.co.in/welresmnr /WildElephantEcoFriendlyResortMunnar

... carnies were running it too. Of course we had a turn with 5 bullets for 10 rupees and i hit 2 out of 3 balloons, Nadine scored 1 out of 2 whilst a sideline of 'bachelor' lads whooped and cheered because their buddy hadn't hit anything and i'm not sure ladies in India would use a rifle. They were selling the guns as well as binoculars. The binoculars are quite a popular item for Indian tourists to lug around with them, they do love the gadgets. We made many stops for ...

... trouble with finding the place to stay. Some of them were full, some of them were overpriced. So in the end we actually waited for the bus to Munnar at 2.30am, which was bit too far stretched, but we did it anyway. It was such a huge difference in temperature. We were sweating so much in Kottayam and arriving 6.30am in Munnar we were already shivering with only a few plus degrees. About sweating, past week was ...

... Her hand was like a hug and her smile was just pure joy in sharing with someone new from a new land (or, maybe she thought I was Reece Witherspoon or something! ha.). Really though, we left with our hearts absolutely warmed by the friendliness of total strangers. I am continually overwhelmed by the love Indians have for each other and for those new to their lives. It is hard to express, but walking away, waving goodbye, vaguely understanding an invitation when we come back next ...

... aged conversations, reading, and drinking beer. and so we did. and it was great: relaxing and quiet, and an interesting experience to see how these backwaters formed the basis for keralan village life. it was particularly nice for me becaue i had just finished reading the god of small things, an excellent book - which i highly recommend - set in that area of the world. and, sigh, another spectacular south indian sunset. from alleppey we spent a night in fort cochin ...

It feels like we have driven a million miles most of which through fields of tea. It took six hours to get here by bus and we stayed at JJ Cottage which is in our guide book. Munnar is the Tea capital of India and if my family were here I'm sure they would drink the place dry!! Munnar has great scenery and amazing views but by 8pm we were like fish out of water; everything closes and all we could do was go back to our room and have an early night. Next day we ...

... die sich mittlerweile bei uns recht zu Hause fühlen und immer wieder viel Unfug anstellen und uns Grund zum Lachen geben. Außerdem sind wir jetzt wieder motorisiert. Seit ca. 1 Monat sind wir stolze Besitzer eines Armada Grand, ein Jeep mit 4-Rad-Antrieb, der allerdings sämtliche finanziellen Reserven aufgefressen hat. Hoffentlich hält er die Jahre und läßt uns nicht im Stich. Na, wir werden sehen! Schließlich und letztlich, aber das wichtigste: Ulrike hat bei KOPEDEG die Leitung ...