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Approximately at 21:00 on one summer night, the sky was still glowing and I was ferrying from Toronto Islands to the city of Toronto, Canada. Reflection of the CN Tower, the icon of the city looked beautiful in the glittering water of lake Ontario.
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Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 4

I’m digging out a travelogue from my 2006 archives and posting it verbatim but in current style: Kerala: God’s own country.. Here are the other posts and pictures!
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7499 Tea plantations

Mumbai experience?
After breakfast, the trio left for Munnar. The bus was packed to its full capacity, yet the conductor was squeezing people in. We were sitting on front seats that unfortunately fell in the ‘reserved for ladies’ area. The conductor asked us to remain seated amidst the group of ladies surrounding us (oh god, they talk so much!). This scene reminded me of the crowds in Mumbai local trains. These guys can definitely cope up with the crowds in suburban trains of Mumbai. Strangely enough, in the initial part of the journey, large number of ladies were traveling, each one with some warm utensils in their bags.

I cannot easily distinguish between Tamil and Malayalam languages unless I pay careful attention to the speech. From the behavior and accents, one can feel a dominating Tamil influence in this border town. Many shops have texts written in both languages and plenty of buses and private vehicles ply with Tamil Nadu number plates.

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Rain, winding roads and tea estates

Spiraling roads
The route from Thekkady to Munnar travels through some of the highest ranges in Western Ghats. The road takes continuous twists and turns alternating between valleys, forests, streams and peaks. As Munnar draws closer, one can see extensive tea plantations covering hills completely. Just before Devikulam, the road passes through some breathtaking views!

Confluence at Munnar
7507 Munnar Town

Munnar (mooon aar), in Tamil, literally means ‘3 rivers’. The town is situated around the confluence of these rivers. Typifying India’s secular culture, a church, a temple and a mosque are prominently located on three hillocks overlooking the town. In the evening, we went for a walk to the old Munnar town, about 2 kilometers away. Munnar is full of picturesque surroundings, with more than 12,000 hectares of lush tea fields, eucalyptus plantations and ofcourse hill ranges, streams and very pure air. At night, draped in plastic sheets, we went out again for a walk in heavy rains and chilly winds for a cup of coffee.

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Churches
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Mosque and a temple on adjacent hills

Comparitively though I liked Thekkady more. It is a silent and isolated place compared to Munnar which is relatively crowded (umm.. compare Matheran and Mahabaleshwar).

I’m digging out a travelogue from my 2006 archives and posting it verbatim but in current style: Kerala: God’s own country.. Here are the other posts and pictures!
« Previous post: Day 3 | Next post: Day 5 »

Related posts

  • Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 6 (5)
  • Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 5 (1)
  • Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 3 (8)
  • Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 2 (7)
  • Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 1 (6)

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  1. Zhu on October 29th, 2009 said:

    The towns looks really… muddy!

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    • Priyank on November 3rd, 2009 said:

      Yeah, it was August – peak monsoons. It was raining (torrential) all the time, almost.!

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  2. Kerala: God’s Own Country: Day 3 » Final Transit : Travel Blog on October 30th, 2009 said:

    [...] own country.. Here are the other posts and pictures! « Previous post: Day 2 | Next post: Day 4 [...]

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  3. shooting star on October 30th, 2009 said:

    munnar…i fell in love with this place…!!
    went there for my honeymoon..along with a lot of toher places in kerala…..its truely god’s own country!!!

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    • Priyank on November 3rd, 2009 said:

      Honeymoon in Kerala, eh. I saw many couples, its a great destination I agree!

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  4. Mandar on October 31st, 2009 said:

    “Draped in plastic sheets” – reminded me of something ;-)

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    • Priyank on November 3rd, 2009 said:

      :D me too!

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