Houseboats

Kottayam and Cochin

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December 24th 2009
I feel better after the rant on the last blog entry. Back to business i.e holidaying, never mind the poor wretches we see so many of 😞 A large sign in Kottayam says 'Kottayam round table number 75 offers free anti-snake bite serum.' Reassuring or what! Yesterday morning we walked through a bird sanctuary - at the entrance they tell us 'no birds', hmmm. Actually birds and bird noises are e ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more