Mount Shelt Munnar
T.B.Road, Munnar, Kerala, India
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Perfecting the Indian head wobble in Munnar.
... but at 30rs a head we didn't mind too much! Once again, we made the owners day by eating at his establishment. He plyed us with food and kept taking photographs on his phone whilst we were eating, he found this highly amusing and even laughed when the photo he took of Chris only contained half of his head.
Whilst we're on the subject of food, that evening we decided to sample the street food from the many stalls down the road from our cottage. In our fleeces we ...
2 Day tour in Munnar, elephants and tea !!
... Everything else is backhander cash in India but not the baby elephant L still it was lovely we got to see it.
So we head off after for our 3ish hour drive to Munnar as I said its in the mountains so it was a steep ascent where overtaking on a blind corner was ok so long as you toot your horn, the road was tarmac at least but at points really narrow and a steep drop off the side of you were not careful – no walls to stop you rolling down the ...
In the Heart of Kerala State
... and humid. We knew the hotel was close, so avoided the auto rickshaws and headed down the street in search of nearby landmarks to the property – Pizza Hut and something called Bimbi's – both mentioned by reviewers. It wasn't too far, and with street vendors directions, we were in the lobby before melting.
Rooms are clean and spacious with more furnishings than we've come to expect. Standard double w/ A/C and complimentary ...
Exploring Munnar
... peak in Southern India, about 2500m. It was really spectacular, the tea plants are just an astonishing array of green and gold, and the countryside is great to walk over.
I was on the trek with a french couple who were in there 60's, so at times we went pretty slow up some of the steeper sections, but it was still pretty tough and I was feeling the lazy afternoons from Varkala sitting back and drinking beers! The walk went through ...
Kochi Fort, Keralan Backwaters
... church where Vasco da Gama was originally buried. Da Gama landed here in the late 16th century and the Portuguese colonial period began; it was followed by a brutal period of Dutch rule. Both influences are still very apparent in the area.
After our walking tour we took a tuk tuk tour to see some of the places beyond walking distance. We were lucky to find a nice, honest and genuine driver. He first took us to the laundry, quite and ...


