I've just come off the backwaters in Kerela and it was absolutely stunning. The Backwaters is a maze of rivers/channels/lakes that wind through the towns of Alleppy, Kottayam & Kollam. One of the girls I've met, Sue,and I decided to do a punted canoe ride, instead of the houseboat, and we got to travel through channels that are only accessable by small boat. The ride was amazing...the scenery is so lush, it's like what I picture the Amazon to be like, but without the anacondas and piranhas. We went through villages, women harvesting rice & washing clothing at the river's edge, kids swimming and every now and then we would surprise a bather :) The ride was very peaceful and relaxing and I really got a feel for village life. Our guide took us to his village and we met his family, we drank right out of a coconut and shared mangos. It's all been surreal.
Random tid-bit: The men in Kerela all wear sarongs, but instead of having them long, they take the ends of the cloth at the bottom, bring them up and wrap it around their waists, the effect is like a mini-skirt. So all you see is Indian men with their little legs sticking out of a skirt LOL - and of course, they're constantly adjusting it so you never know what kind of show you're going to get.
Random tid-bit: The men in Kerela all wear sarongs, but instead of having them long, they take the ends of the cloth at the bottom, bring them up and wrap it around their waists, the effect is like a mini-skirt. So all you see is Indian men with their little legs sticking out of a skirt LOL - and of course, they're constantly adjusting it so you never know what kind of show you're going to get.
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