Munnar Woods Resort

... steps to the top and buying a passionfruit from a toothless old woman (it was very tasty, but I hope it's not what the old lady's been eating all her life, because I like my teeth) and handed driving over to Jon, who skillfully took us back down the mountain. Before we even started I felt my boots sloshing and my jumper soaking underneath my raincoat and the rain turned it up a notch and the great trees on either side and the tea plantations glistened dark green and beautiful ...

... great to be on a local bus and we had the chance to see the stunning scenery during the journey. For £3 for all of us, it was more than worth it!<br><br>We went to Munnar thanks to a brilliant surprise Birthday present bought and organised by Liz's close friend Jayne. She had very kindly and thoughtfully arranged for two rooms for three nights in a cottage lodge overlooking the tea and cardamom plantations. It was paradise with only the sound of the birds and a cool temperature ...

... Saturday, 9:45 AM <br><br>After starting off well today I haven't been meditating properly. In the morning session I got attached to thoughts and went into day dreaming.<br> <br>7:45 PM <br><br>In the evening also I did not meditate properly. Eventually I decided to go back to basics. In the previous session I did the breath counting technique. This worked well. I also found that it takes approximately one minute to finish the ten counts. <br> <br>Today afternoon I ...

... and had the opportunity to see about 60 wild elephants which had come to drink water from a stream. We also saw a lot of waterfalls on our way and also hanging bridges made of wire rope and wooden planks. One such wire rope bridge we were told was built by the Resort management for the villagers. The resort staff who looked after us and also took us around for trekking and sightseeing were excellent and the ...

... and Tamil Nadu border where we enjoyed a misty mountain viewpoint across the rolling hills and ran around like pixies in the tea plants. The drive up was a goodie goodie gum drops experience. We stopped at a small cafe with milk urn seats where we drank masala chai made from the proper spices of pepper, cardamom, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. We were also surprised to find the good old carnival game of shoot a balloon with an air rifle gun was alive and kicking in Munnar ...

... to how did we get here. From Kollam we took ferry/jetty boat to Alleppuzha, which took 8 hours. It was nice and relaxing, just sitting on the boat and enjoying whatever passed by:) We had 2 stops, one for lunch and second just for a tea. We arrived to Alleppuzha 6.30pm we decide to push it little bit further. So we took another 2 hour bus drive to Kottayam, where we wanted to sleep and continue in the morning. But we had ...

... 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 ...

... we meet. after taking the train two hours north to the small town of alleppey, we sat down for lunch and, an hour later, had arranged to spend a night on a houseboat with three daniel-aged english girls. daniel was ecstatic. kerala is marked by a network of hundreds of kilometers of rivers, canals, freshwater lakes, and lagoons, and a popular tourist activity is renting a luxurious houseboat and spending a day and night doing absolutely nothing but eating, having ...

... The next day was the day before elections, and I had been told that the street demonstrations sometimes turn violent, so after waking to the sound of army helicopters circling the town and going down through men in light green uniforms to get my coffee, I headed out toward the coast. Somewhere past Kochi on the coast I found a lodge with attached restaurant and even a men's bar inside. Luxurious, and slightly expensive, but it was nice to have a cold beer and watch some american movies on the HBO.

... gleich Zimmer für Sylvester gebucht haben. Dann werden wir mit meiner Schwester und ihrem Freund, die uns im Dezember besuchen kommen, unter Palmen in das neue Millenium hineinfeiern! Wir freuen uns schon!!! So, nachdem ich bereits ein wenig von meiner Arbeit und ein wenig ausführlicher von unseren letzten Reisen durch Südindien berichtet habe, will ich nicht vergessen, noch ein paar Worte zu unserem Leben in Kodi hinzuzufügen: Zunächst: Wir haben uns zwei kleine kohlraben-schwarze Kater ...