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“I’ve never been to Fort Kochi“, she mumbled, as she sat staring out of the car window, absorbing the scenes whizzing past. My mother spends most of her time indoors nowadays, and I was taking her out on a drive, that I hoped, would be a welcome change for her. Now aged 72, she had …
Spent an afternoon in Fort Cochin visiting the various stalls put up as part of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (the first Biennale being held in India). Well, I didn’t quite ‘get’ all the art, but I sure had a fun afternoon. Here are a few snaps from my day out:
For me – a Cochin-ite, Alleppey (Alappuzha) is really my backyard – I had never considered it as a place I would want to sight-see. So even when this whole houseboat tourism was picking up steam, I was wondering what the fuss was all about. Well, one recent trip to Alleppey, and I realized that …
It was a movie called Bombay (IMDb link) that popularized Bekal fort as a tourist destination (among Indians) back in the ’90s. The movie presented vivid images of a rain-drenched, mossy fort being constantly hit upon by waves. The movie was a hit, and so was Bakel fort. People from far and wide flocked to …
Oyster Opera resort is one of the unique resorts in Kerala. Located 100 kilometres south of Mangalore, in a place called Padanna in Kerala, is this beautiful little nature-themed resort called Oyster Opera. Visit this theme village bathed in natural beauty to get a spectacular view of palm-fringed islands and coastal stretches surrounded by backwaters. …
Ananthapura lake temple and the vegetarian crocodile: Yes, you read it right – a vegetarian croc. If that’s not strange, what is? Well, it’s true. There exists such a creature, and that too, in my own backyard. Well, not in my ‘backyard’ backyard, but some kilometres away from where I live. Vegetarian crocodile? It was …