Blogs from Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia - page 20

Good bye Sri Lanka and (finally) hello India. Yep I'm here! With such a short world wind tour of S.L. (which is obviously far to short) i was really looking forward to finally getting to India, no set pace, place or idea....just taking it as it comes. The port of arrival for India was at the southern end of India, a smallish town called Trivandrum. Now I was expecting to be confronted with the works; heat, people, poverty, smells, pollution, poo, you name it. It turns out I am just easying myself into India, as this is not India and not what i expected. The state I am in is called Kelala and is know for it's gentle and relaxed side, being the beaches, lagoons, lakes and canals of Indian lifestyle. The arrival here stunned me, ... read more

Flew in to Trivandrum on the 28th of Nov. Quaint little airport just next to the sea and the beach. From there we got a cab to Varkala where we are staying at the moment. Cab journey in itself was an adventure. Never been so scared in my whole life as he was overtaking lorries in cornes with meeting cars so we were 3 cars side by side as once he had started to overtake he failed to accelerate to overtake the lorry. He seemed to expect the lorry to slow down rather than him speeding up. I could feel my right foot hitting the floor in the car everytime he was about to overtake. Thank god we got here safe. We are staying at a place on a cliff with the beach 5 mins below. ... read more

Up early Saturday and caught the 8.05 train out of Alleppey for the two hour run to Kollam. Dozing happily, Bruce Springsteen was riding the range with his Blood Brothers in my earphones, when a prod jerked me out of my reverie. “Hello hello, what is your good name please and where are you coming from?” Mr S Lachhman Sinh Brar, I subsequently learned, was a teacher from the Punjab and he was on a Sunday train journey to Trivandrum with a group of his students. He introduced them all one by one, boys and girls (the girls were too shy to be photographed) all14-15 years old. He lamented the fact that jobs in India were hard to come by for his students unless they progressed well and managed to secure a good degree in the ... read more

ok, sorry, gestern hat das netz gesponnen, im vorletzten bericht sind nun 4 fotos drinnen. have fun und nicht zuviel neid!! *g* greets klaudia... read more

hi leute, liebe gruesse aus varkala. das wetter war heute grandios!! siehe bilder! da frisst euch alle sicher der neid. aber dafuer hab ich einen schoenen sonnenbrand abgefangen. das meer hier ist aber sehr gefaehrlich... am ersten tag unserer ankunft waere ein typ fast abgesoffen, er konnte aber noch rechtzeitig aus dem meer gefischt werden. morgen noch in varkala, am mittwoch geht es schon um 6 uhr morgens richtung allepey aufs hausboot. das wird sicher nett. nicht der moskitos wegen, sondern weil es dort total schoene kanaele gibt. fotos werde ich bei schoenwetter natuerlich wieder jede menge machen. am 4.11. fliege ich dafuer nach chennai mit air deccan um guenstige 41 euro, mal schauen, ob ich wenigstens einen fallschirm umgeschnallt bekomme, wenn sie mich ueber chennai abwerfen!! um das geld gehts sich wahrscheinlich grad mal ein ... read more