Kelly Speca told India
is pretty damn big (it is the7th biggest country, after all), and
after a few hours of pretty sad-looking scenery over the Deccan
plateau, the plane got to south of India and the scenery changes
drastically.
PALM
TREES!!!! All you need to describe Kerala: A lush and green. Palm
trees everywhere in kerala. Palm trees as far as the eye you can
see.
While
landing, it appeared that the landing strip was just a clearing among
the palm trees - everything else was just a sea of green, melting
into the sea of blue wherever Kerala runs into the arabian sea.
Getting
out of the plane was magical - I was transported from dusty cold
Delhi to very magical warm Kerala, with all the palm trees all around
and air that was actually fresh and clean. I like very much
Kerala.
I was later told that because of all the coconut palm trees in Kerala , there is actually a very high percentage of people in the South who become paraplegic from coconuts falling on them than from traffic accidents. Not sure if it is true or how good of a thing it is, but I am very glad Newton didn't live in Kerala.
I was later told that because of all the coconut palm trees in Kerala , there is actually a very high percentage of people in the South who become paraplegic from coconuts falling on them than from traffic accidents. Not sure if it is true or how good of a thing it is, but I am very glad Newton didn't live in Kerala.
The
weather was very awesome and the area was full of colors. It was
littler drizzling and Cloudy and chilly. Everybody in kerala was
enjoying the nature beauty . We have clicked pictures of flowers and
us. As we were not ready for the rains we wore chappals and slipped
quiet a few times and I got dirty in mud; but i enjoyed it.
We
are not really ones for the cultural shows that you regularly find in
travel place. Generally they are a representation of the actual
song or traditions dancing of a community in Kerala , overpriced and
leave you feeling a little bit missing. This was certainly the case
in Waitangi doing the Haka with some talented actors. Sometimes
though, there are really surprises and this Kathakali performance
proved the exception to the rule of naff cultural shows.
The
training and dedication really did show in the performance. The stage
was tiny and we were an audience of about 80 people but the spectacle
was neither non-professional nor small. If you are in Kerala see out
one of these performances, take out some local recommendations as to
it is authenticity and enjoy two hours of colorful makeup, costumes,
sounds and feel a little bit of Keralan cultural traditions.
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