Sorry it's been so long, but after a long spell of lazyness, i'll finally update you on where i've been! :) Just after new year i went to Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, and Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of India. Neither place was spectacular, but nice enough, and I went with Abhi so we met his friends and (more!) relatives along the way. Trivandrum has a really nice palace museum with lots of gorgeous wood carvings. Kanyakumari isn't that picturesque, but some of the back streets near the harbour were fascinating. No electricity so at night it was lit just by gas lights. Fishermen drank and were playing cards in the sand, while others were mending their nets. Children were running around, women on the streets haggling for food or chatting with neighbours. It's a
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