March 21, 2010

Southern India - A Montage

Kim and his young friends showing off their tatts on the beach in Varkala. Who tattoos a 10 year old?

Riding through the tea plantations of Munnar in the state of Kerala was the most scenic drive we did in Southern India.

A typical scene on an Indian mountain road. Don't worry, in places like this we ride super slow and use our horn a lot! The buses honk continuously too so you know they're coming well before you see them.

These are the picturesque Chinese fishing nets found in Fort Cochin. We really enjoyed our two days spent here. We wandered the streets, had a fancy dinner in a hotel that was built in 1788 and Kim convinced a rickshaw driver to let him have a go at driving. Good times!

When we were in Mysore we found this guy on the street making stickers and decals so we decided to get one made for Enzo. We put it on his headlight and now everyone knows his name!

This shows a market in the colorful city of Mysore. A bit different from going to Woolworths or Safeway to buy your produce!

Out for a walk amongst the boulders of Hampi. This place was incredible. Rocks of all shapes and sizes balanced precariously on top of one another for as far as the eye could see!

Just sitting contemplating the wonders of the world. Hampi was one of our favorite places in Southern India.

This shows Enzo's trip across the river in a coracle. We explain more about this in the post below titled Enzo's Adventure.

Kim took this shot as the sun was setting one day in Hampi.

This is Kudle Beach in Gokarna. We spent five weeks here practising Tai Chi and chilling out.