J's Heritage Resort Kodaikanal

... the scenery. While Munnar itself is sucky, the beauty behind it is in the countryside amongst the endless rolling tea plantations and waterfalls. I get overcharged and walk back into town. So far this is my first bad day in India in the last 3.5 weeks here. I decide to shag ass outta Munnar and head back to the coast to Kochin, an old colonial fortress. I check the trains and hardly surprised I find that the only way out of Munnar is by taxi. At this point I no longer care and go.

... and then we head back on our separate roads. We walk down round the lake, I try a public convenience which I run out of immediately, leaving me pale and shocked, determined never to speak of the horrors of which I have witnessed. Dan and I mooch and watch all the Indian tourists look at all the tutt stalls selling bindis and glittery outfits and chocolate. There are queues for the peddleos. As a cultural reference, we suspect it may be Blackpool

... 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’s birthday and comprised of a six hour hike up to the top of one of Kerala’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 – by motorbike. This was probably one of ...

... a friend who is a member. Excellent value at Rs 1200 for a heritage stone cottage incl. scrumptuous breakfasts. Our room was one of these beautiful cottages set on a pretty lawn overlooking a quieter part of the lake near Bryant Park. TTDC's Hotel Tamil Nadu offers cottage rooms for half the price off-season rates, but the view is on the other side overlooking a valley, marred by garbage. Believe me, it is worth the extra to stay along the lakeside ...

... stopping for a green valley view (obscured by clouds and fast-moving mist), a pine forest where I had my picture taken with a giant fake stuffed tiger, a cave complex that was a mere hole in the ground with a gate over it, a giant two thousand foot bluff (obscured by fog), went for a little hike with Indian tourists in bare feet and saris and sandals (I rock my Columbia hiking boots), and got rained out of the rest of our afternoon tour by a torrential ...

... of lectures at the Gurukul Lutheran Seminary which focused in honor of the Jubilee on the future of the Christian Churches in the context of today's challenges. In Tranquebar which nowadays is not much more but a small fishing village a real fair took place. Thousands of people danced, sang, prayed, worshipped and watched different displays including a play on the life of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalk and a huge fire work. As far as I'm concerned both had its place the theological ...

During breakfast a couple of days ago, we marvelled at the amazing amount of manual labour done in this country. Whole buildings are built by hand. The conversation was spurred by a constant flow of brick carriers filing past us, these guys work 12 hours a day 7 days a week. They circle a rag on the top of their head then balance a metre wide plank on it, together with the help of a mate they then load the plank up with bricks, two by two until they are ...

... und die Schule wied** ihren wahren und konstitutionellen W**ten nachfolgen kann. Das Schullogo: christlich multikulturelle Schule ist ein hoh** Anspruch, d** meines Erachtens nur mit P**sonal umgesetzt w**den kann, das die And**sartigkeit ein** fremden Kultur und Religion nicht als Bedrohung ansieht, sond**n diese mit Int**esse, Diskussion und L**nb**eitschaft v**folgt. Dieses unt** Wahrung d** christlichen W**te zu förd**n, ist wohl Lars Hauptaufgabe an d** KIS. KOPEDEG, die ...

Ihr lieben, Nachdem ich schon nicht zu den Ost**gruesse gekommen bin gibt es jetzt ein paar frische Maigruesse.: Kodaikanal **freut sich des hiesigen Somm**s. Wärm** als d**zeit wird es nicht mehr (20-25 Grad Cel.) Die Touristen halten sich bislang in Grenzen, d.h. voll ist es schon, ab** man kommt noch durch die Stadt ohne für zwei Stunden stecken zu bleiben. Grund ist mal wied** ein LKW Streik und die angehobenen Dieselpreise. Mittl**weile kostet d ...

... die Türen von innen abschließen, was uns auch ganz recht war, da wir uns sehr unsich** fühlten und die Bewohn** des Dorfes, indem d** Unfall stattgefunden hatte, sich uns gegenüb** eh** feindselig v**halten hatten. Was die Polizei anging, so war man nicht einmal an uns**** Aussage int**essi**t, und nur dank d** Hilfe d** Schule, die für uns V**bindungen zu einem lokalen Anwalt geknüpft hatte, war es schließlich möglich nach zwei endlos **scheinenden Tagen und dem Bezahlen von ...