Kerala 2009 Route

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Indian train announcement

I recorded this announcement on the platform while we were waiting for our train from Varkala to Alleppey:

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After an advertisement jingle, the announcement is made in three languages: first in Malayalam (the official language of the state of Kerala), then in Hindi, and finally in English.

Happy new year 2010!

A happy new year to all of you! Live long and prosper!

new year on the beach
New Year lights on the beach in Varkala

Christmas decorations in Kerala

christmas decoration in cochin
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Varkala Beach

A few pics from Varkala

The train to Varkala
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Impressions from the Cardamom Hills

From Cochin we took a car to Kumily, a hill station in the Cardamom Hills. A few pics..

Got a flat tyre in the middle of a rubber tree forest
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