Marthoma Retreat Home Munnar

... 1800m was the highest point we reached i believe), walked to a waterfall, saw some wild bison in a forest of sandal trees (the only place they are found) and finished off with a two hour trek in the Chinnar Wildlife Park. We didn't see much wildlife, but the views were amazing.
Its pretty cool up here, with a lot of the surrounding mountains lost in white cloud. (I debated ...

... man, despite the mustache and cartoon eyes. In awe of his charisma, I stifled a laugh when we were blessed, and given 4 eggs to carry home, bury and burn!
Still 'something' made me wonder and I couldn't resist the urge to ask about myself.....my love.... and he knew things that I couldn't imagine him knowing. With the advice of the only problem is in your head and one possible solution being take these very expensive tablets with ...

... pool is really enchanting at this height and as the Sun comes out and heats the surface jumping into the pool has a great soothing effect, especially as the water which comes into the pool comes from the waterfall which can be see from the Resort.

We had come to stay here for a night but ended up staying here for three nights instead, during which we went to a place called Anakulam, about 12 kms from the ...

... puja (prayer time) was keen to compare his knowledge of sex with what happens in the Western world. He really had no idea what he was talking about. He was also interested in how Australian ladies perform breast feeding and how long for. He spoke in the third person referring to stories that he 'has heard' from other people. We think he has been watching too much you porn or works for the Munnar tea plantation and sex tourism board. It was all harmless curiosity and after ...

... And almost forgot to mention, that almost all the way we had Anamudi peak (ergo Elephant mountain, that's the highest peak in South India) in our sight. After the trip we went for a tea in small restaurant where we met an older talkative Finn and old Czech couple with whom we chatted for almost 2 hours. Tomorrow we leaving to the seaside town Kochi, our last town to stay in India. Enjoy the pictures!

... back to get rid of flies and breaking off bamboo with her feet and trunk. Coool! Now we were happy. Zoomed out and we reached the exit by 6 on the dot. Just in time...just like me :-p Later on that night came accross a sort of restraunt (more like a shop front in a market). Meals were really home cooked here. I also got an illegal beer from the owner (it was a religious holiday so no alcohol around) who was chatting away to us for ages. Alot of christians around here.

... just following as they showed us the two little rooms, the little kitchen where Jaya graciously offered us food although she likely had not a drop extra to share, and then they showed us their garden. It was so sweet. We all smiled and giggled a lot as you do when language barriers are abound. The husband kept pointing out the trees he had and his pretty view from the huge rock where his clothes were drying. After a bit, we slowly headed out and she so did not want to let go of ...

... is now 10, so we are on our own. We're pretty dejected, because Munnar isn't all that big and we aren't quite sure how we're going to fill our day, and hanging out at the hotel, like at Lake Palace, just isn't an option. We continue from the tourist center and make our way closer to the town center. Every rickshaw that passes us offers us either a lift or to take us to a plantation. We wander further into town and start looking for the café that the guide book mentions as a good place ...

... elephant tracks, as well as a leopard-**** identifiable by the undigested fur of its prey (I guess you could call it a reverse hair-ball). The guide gave us a taste of some wild ginger which was delicious, and also some giant gooseberries which he seemed to enjoy but I found most unpleasant. He also showed us the leaf of the teak tree which is plain old green when picked, but on squishing it between your fingers it appears to "bleed" red. In the afternoon our hopes of ...