Monday, February 13, 2012

God's Own Country... The other versions I came across

Well, Social Anarchist, Kerela has a lot more to offer than just bandhs & posters depicting Lenin, Marx & Engels.


One of the most common sights, at least along the western coastal belt, is that of Chinese fishing nets. These are found everywhere - backwaters, rivers & the coast.



Traveling through the Kottayam countryside offers a different view altogether. No backwaters, sea or the chinese nets. What you see  is hills, green hills, beautiful hills... I suggest, keep the camera/mobile aside & just let your eyes feast the surroundings.



What is this? I do not know. The road was too narrow for the car to stop & let me have a good photo. Nor could I stop & walk back for the same as there was decent traffic on the road & I had an appointment to keep. I hope some mallu bhai enlightens me.






This one, I know. Its the Kochi skyline.







The setting sun creates its won magic in the evenings across Kerela (at least the stretch I traveled across)...




There is more to Kerela than just natural beauty. Visakh suggested I try out a particular dish. Like all mallu names, I do not know what it is called, something like parimeen or so... I did, the version cooked wrapped in a banana leaf. All I can say is that I had my biggest meal in years!!  (The pics below are those at other outlets, though equally inviting.)








Fortunately my wife was not around, else she would definitely make me a well-rounded person (no pun intended) ;-)




The good part is, I would continue to visit Kerela over the next few months. As the avian knows, there is a larger world beyond the photo frame.










3 comments:

  1. i wish we get some good orders from kerala too Sir. The Pics are too good. never knew you were good at handling the lens too...lol

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  2. Same here, that would give us more opportunities to visit Kerela!

    For the pics, the credit may pls be given to HTC Desire HD (0n my way back, as I was meddling with the phone, I realised the camera had more features than the Camera360 app!!) & the natural beauty of the land.

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  3. Yup it will be a great thing if it happens. We have all our competitors fighting there to grab some orders. Lets hope we get victorious. On a lighter note i feel you are really enjoying the idli, dosa vada along with sambhar when served in the banana leaf over there...:P

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