This weekend we decided to take a trip to the beautiful city of Kerala. Kerala's motto is: God's own country. And I must say the land is beautiful. We arrived at the train station prepared for our 12hour ride. (It was cheaper than flying) We knew that the train would not be Amtrak, however, we weren't prepared for what we encountered. The train seats were wooden benches, equipped for a maximum of 4-5 people where there were actually 6-7 people seated in each bench. There wasn't any glass on the windows and it appeared to be overcrowded. Now, I've been in some "uncomfortable" situations traveling, however, I wasn't prepared to do 12 hours like this. And my phobia of international bathrooms had me anxious that the bathrooms would be indicative of the train. Nikki and I took one look at each other and then Boss Lady went to work. We (better yet, she) told our (her) driver to come back. Called the airlines, got a quote, had our return tickets refunded and we were back snuggled in our home, within the next two hours. 5 hours later we arose to head to the airport. The flight was quick, approx. 45 minutes and we landed in Kerala. The driver arrived shortly after we landed and we entered the small white car for what would be an hour in a half drive from Kochin, India to Kerala.
Our first stop in Kerala was to the home of the man who owned the house boat that we would stay on. He was the father of a co-worker of Nikki's. His house was beautiful, very unique and antiquish. His wife prepared us breakfast....dang, I forget the name of the food but it was really good. An hour later, we thanked him for his hospitality then headed to the boat.
There were three men who would serve as our chef's/captain of the boat. The boat was nice. (I've included the slide below) They were all very nice and respectful. The food was the bomb! I swear, I know I've gained some weight since I've been here, because I've gone to work whenever Indian food has been placed in front of me:) After sailing the beautiful water's for a few hours, we docked and decided to get out and see the village. We stopped by a sculpture place, where they sculpted images of Jesus. At the end of the trip we stopped by a museum in Kerala. (I've included some of the pics in the slide) Overall, I must say this trip was very beneficial meditatively. I feel totally at peace with life.
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