Pozhiyoram Alappuzha

... flies buzzing around but you cant get fresher fish than that!
The following day we caught the ferry over to the main town of Ernakulam, had a look around and booked our train tickets to Dehli, had lunch in 'chick king' - indias answer to kfc - an interesting experience to say the least!
There isnt actually that much to do in these small places so we got the local bus 90mins south to Alapphuzha which is known as being the gateway to the backwaters of ...

... remplire le livre d'or que nous avons fait de bon coeur et nous nous sommes ensuite quitter au pied du ferry qui nous rammener sur Alleppey Pratique : trajet en bus Fort Kochi/Alleppey : un bus gouvernemental part directement FK pour seulement 36Rps/pers hotel Gowri : chambre proposee a 500, eu a 400Rps du fait de la basse saison Bierre de Coco : on en a achete pour 200Rps/L sur proposition de notre guide mais on a pas trouve ca bon du tout

... up with Lewis in Madurai, and then getting another train to Chennai, where we'll stay for a couple of nights, again with Lewis, and then we had to work out how to get up to Varanasi, WAY further up north, and we came to the conclusion that because we have to leave on the 6th Feb, and that because there are only 2 trains each week from Chennai to Varanassi, that we're going to fly there on the 29th. We'll then spend a couple of ...

... foot on a plinth some 15 feet from the gates. Temperatures were rising so we retreated to the sanctuary of Maheswari, the largest clothes store in town. Rob and Cameron left Vernee in the ladies section on the ground floor, discovered that the whole of the next floor was dedicated to saris and found the top floor packed with outfits for men, kids and babies. It didn't take long for the shop assistants to descend and once Rob found the only ...

... thing, tiny cucumber thing, and lots more) quickly and we hope to get a longer tour tomorrow.http://www.pappachans.com/inde x.htm That is, if we stay here tomorrow. It turns out that the Commies (you thought I was done talking about commies, didn't you) didn't cancel the strike but only postponed it until Tuesday so they can have more time to organize. But Tuesday is the day we expected to travel a long way to get to Cochin airport to get our ...

... little canal that ran gently behind the center. But I was so relaxed I didn't care. Afterwards one of the girls accompanies you into the shower and rubs you down with herbal powder and than washes your hair. Now I have been naked in front of a lot of chicks from swim team, locker rooms, college dorms and my sorority house but never did I think I would be having a woman rub me down with herbal powder in the middle of the backwaters of India. It even came with a complimentary ...

After a long train journey with little sleep due to chai sellers shouting "Chai! Chai! Chai!" throughout the night as they walked up and down the carriages, we arrived in Alleppey. The Lonely Planet describes this town as "a pleasant market town built on canals and surrounded by coconut trees. It's a walking town, with some good old trading houses along the canals, and lovely, shaded paths along which you can stroll through leisurely village life." This is exactly the ...

... to the back of the park where we saw just how large and dense the crown really was. One younger boy of about 16 who had been Jeanne's crowd nemesis followed us all the way back and it took all I had not to become violent towards him as I locked eye contact with him expecting he'd understand my invitation for him to leave. He merely sneered and moved closer behind Jeanne, who was looking forward towards the temple. I stood between them and said in a low voice that held ...

... amusement of the locals. Fort Cochin has a real small-town vibe, and even the rickshaw drivers don't try to rip you off. We arrived at our intended guesthouse, a beautiful Dutch-style home, and were shown to their biggest and best room. The manager basically asked us how much we could afford and was happy for us to pay that amount. We later learned that it usually goes for four times that amount in the peak season. Even though most of ...

... coloured waterfall. · The resort turned into a bit of a money-grabbing machine when we checked out. We did yoga one day, of which I took 3 days to get over, and there were no charges mentioned anywhere until we looked at the final bill and were charged £13 for 1 hours beginners yoga. After spending £500 on treatments you would have thought yoga was complementary. It seems you have to agree a price before you do anything in India. The only thing free was hot water & lemon ...