Hill View Beach Resort Varkala

... church warden at the top of the hill?).  We got to Kottayam just in time to catch an express train south which pulled in to Varkala just 2 hours later; in time for us to get a room, have a swim and watch the sunset.  A nice Czech couple we'd ...

... I should conclude this entry with a word about the Tsunami which struck with such dreadful ferocity exactly a year ago today. Varkala itself was mercifully barely affected by the giant wave (protected by its steep cliff). However, neighbouring areas were ...

... through the town and all the way along the cliff back to package-tourist-land. We stayed for the planned 2 days in Varkala. Secretly thinking that perhaps they were two wasted days. Two precious days in our last 2 weeks of india. We needed stimulation ...

... which I have heard good reports. On the way home we are due to visit Kannur and finally the small beach resort of Cherrai before heading back to Varkala. Raffi says that we should not be spending more than four hours in the car on any one day and since he ...

... as well because if they drove like that in England their dental bills would be very expensive. Having left the haven of Varkala beach we were heading South through small villages and towns. I had not given much thought to local plumbing and sanitation ...