Picasso Castle Alappuzha

... asking for the bar were ushered upstairs where we sat in a disused room. It was then that the irony had hit us. Not only were we asking for forbidden alcohol but we were asking for it on Eid day, one of the holiest days in the Muslim calender marking the end of the fasting month, Ramadan. A swift exit followed, heads bowed in shame, offering our apologies to the member of staff that had to bring it to us (actually that's a complete lie, but in hindsight that ...

... backwater)<br>No pollution and no road access.<br>And here comes the best part&#8230;..super low<br>Price! Travelers best choice in alleppey<br>Backwater.Highly recommend place.<br>PHOTO SESSION<br>Take the picture of Birds(kingfisher,<br>Parrets, crane, eagle etc), Fisherman,<br>Farmers, Sunset, Sunrise, Rice field, Lake, <br>Snake boat, Narrow Cannels, Coconut trees<br ...

... des Hostels den ganzen Tag stoned sei!! Es dauerte auch nicht lange und man konnte sich davon ueberzeugen, dass das Hostel wohl von Cheech und Chong gefuehrt wird und alle etwas verwirrt und mit Dauergrinsen unterwegs sind!!! Die Nacht in unserem eigentlich sehr schoenen Zimmer erwies sich dann als nicht so ruhig (es gibt immer einen Haken bei unseren Unterkuenften!!). Wir hatten zwar schon vorher gehoert, dass es Maeuse geben wurde, aber was sich da ...

We'd decided that we were going to leave Alluphuza today. We were on our way into town to get some breakfast when the man from the place we're staying at told us that he would be able to arrange a houseboat trip if we wanted. We asked if the strike was over, and he explained that several houseboat operators had agreed to the higher wages that the workers were demanding, and so their houseboats were working ...

... thinking about doing such a trip, i would say that from my looking around the prices of these trips are more expensive in Allepy. For example, there is a 7 hour cruise you can do from fort Cochin, that has 4 hours on a large boat and 3 hours on a small rowing boat that costs 550RS, including a Kerala style Thali lunch. I personally would recommend this. Next day i was too lazy to get up for the early bus, so i had to stay another day ...

... relaxing if the chairs were more comfortable. Upon our arrival in Alleppey we made our way to the bus station. Most people stay the night there but since we had stayed an extra night in Varkela we had to make up for it and get to kochi that night. We asked at the bus station about the bus to Kochi and were told that they leave every 20 mins and it is written in english on the front so we shouldn't have a problem. We were skeptical since our ...

... rate in the whole country. But it seems this is not always a good thing. It seems that it only applies to men, and with it they also acquire an unrivalled arrogance. This makes me sad and angry - sad for the women, who were lovely and friendly and accepting of me, and angry that my days here are often stained with the bad feeling that the men think they can treat me like dirt. This is one incident of about 4 in the past few days where educated men have sleazed onto me or ...

... Philip had arranged a private boat that could seat up to 20 people. We told him he could invite some friends, but in the end we were just three passengers going through the rivers for a 7-hour trip. It was amazing to see life from a boat, navigating through the small canals where people were fishing, drinking, bathing and washing their clothes. We did some birdspotting (kingfisher, cormorant, heron, egret ...

... of $400/month. Here I will get more than $10,000 [as a physician in private practice]. That is a tremendous difference. And the effort I had to put in here to get into residency is 10% of what I did to get my into my medical residency in India." Tomorrow, we leave for Sri Lanka. But even after four months, we have only scratched the surface to learn about what makes this country tick. India's been enthralling, exhausting, and maddening, but never dull. We will definitely be back some day...

Ok Ok Ok...I know...getting a bit lazy with the ole emails!!! But...hey...I deserve a break (travels in Thailand were exhausting!). So...since April 8th (the day we boarded the Regal Princess), what have Paul and Joe been up to? First...we made it on board ship (something we were a bit uncertain about-given that we had not obtained visas for India and the SARS health scare had resulted in a number of travelers being quarantined). Second...we immediately relaxed and ...