There he stood in the doorway, Flicked his mundu in style…

For those of you who are Eagles fans, you might be thinking, that’s like the lyrics to Hotel California. Well, you are correct. They are they lyrics to a parody song entitled Hotel Keralafornia. Rae and I were in Kerala over the weekend (see more below) so I was looking for lyrics that referred to Kerala and voila, I found this. I think this proves that you can find lyrics that tie to any topic.

With that intro, I am going to turn over the blog to Rae whilst I work on the pictures.

Phil had a speaking engagement and was sitting on a discussion panel for a group that works with SMEs, (small and medium enterprises).  He has spoken in other areas for this group but this one being in Kerala meant I was definitely going along.

For those who don’t know about Kerala, it is a coastal state on the southern end of India.  It is green and lush and reminds me of Singapore, relative to weather and vegetation, and Malaysia, relative to environment, weather and vegetation.  Singapore is much more modern and much cleaner.

The climate in Kerala doesn’t vary much and the humidity is always high, thus the lush vegetation.  Besides the Arabian Sea there are a series of waterways and connected lakes throughout Kerala.  These waterways are called the back waters.  Everyone says you should stay on a house boat on the back waters.  Since we were only there two nights we chose to stay in the hotel where Phil had his meetings.  Hopefully there will be another time and a backwater houseboat adventure. 

Pictures from around our hotel.

The backwaters and the plants that float on them.

Our walk along Marine Drive walkway, beach, and the Chinese fishing nets.

This is the Saint Francis Catholic Church; one of the older Christian churches in Kerala. Of the states in India, Kerala has a much higher percentage of Christians for some reason. 

A lot of the men there wear lunghis.  They look like the optimal hot weather attire.  We bought one for Phil maybe we’ll get a picture of him later (or not he says).  If nothing else he’ll be able to tell you first-hand how cool and comfortable they are. 

 

Other miscellaneous shots.

Hope you enjoyed sights of Kerala. We sure want to go back and spend some relaxing time.

Namaste