Saturday 6 February 2010

In God's Own Country - Kerala


Came back from a vacation in Kerela a couple of days back. It felt like I was floating in a dream and was shaken back to the harsh reality.... Mumbai. The mere feeling of being away from the chaos of the city as soon as you step in the God's own land rejuvenates you. So much green, so much peace and so much nature filled me with a new life. The beauty of kerela reflects in people as well. It seems as if they inherit their calmness, sweetness and honesty from their land.

I remember one incident when we booked a houseboat on the day we reached Alleppey. We were offered a price of 12,000 Rs. The next morning when we were loading our luggage and ourselves on the boat, the manager of the Houseboat company asked us for 13,000 Rs. After a brief and a little hot discussion the manager realised that he mistook us with some other client. I guess for him it was the most embarassing moment. He had apology written all over his face and tears in his eyes. He said sorry to almost everyone in the group and send Nariyal pani (coconut water) for each of us. It might not have cost him much but the sheer gesture left a mark on us. By that simple act of his he gave us a piece of his land.

Small incidents make your travel experience worth remembering.... and this is one of them.

9 comments:

  1. Hi...Its a nice post.. As a fellow blogger..a few snaps of the place u visited might have helped ur readers feel the experience through your eyes. :) Keep up the good work.

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  2. thanks..... was thinking of uploading some pics.
    trying to find out, from where?

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  3. gr8 post!!! ur post says dat u really njoyd the stay in kerala!!!

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  4. thnx.... i guess it'll make you a proud Keralite. :)

    I absolutely enjoyed being there... to the fullest.

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  5. Nice, seems like an old post..! Would like to hear more anecdotes from your travels..!

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  7. @S ...yeah wrote it 1and a half year ago...

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  8. You were lucky! You escaped the 'hartal' and 'bandh' of Kerala.

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  9. @Sibi....actually we didn't. der was a hartal and rally in Munnar the day we were suppose to leave from der n bcos of tht we had to leave early in the morning...

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