April 3, 6.30 AM - Allappuzha/Alleppey Railway StationAfter a 2-hour ride through picturesque villages, straight out of a picture post card, we reached Coir Village Lake Resort – your mattress most likely came from there! And we soon discovered why its called the Venice of the East – the only way to get anywhere is by boat – ours waiting here.
The resort.
Our little cottage along the river. All night I sat up and watched the water flow silently. It had the most calming effect. Fairy lights came up on the bushes along the river at sundown. When these were switched off – nature decided to prolong the spectacle – glow worms came on!
The cottages on the other side.
A lovely evening on the pristine Alleppey beach – 2 hours away from the resort.
Day 2: A walk through the verdant village – Thrikunnapuzha.
An invitation to make coir – gladly accepted.
People smiled and greeted from every house. Children came running out and shook hands and asked our names.
Backwaters!
A boat ride on the backwaters in the late afternoon.
Children waving from the banks. 
People living along the river.
Dinesh doing a Titanic. We had better luck.
A change of plans. The tickets to Cochin were cancelled. We decided to take the ‘road not planned’. Caught the train to Thiruvananthapuram/Trivandrum from this small station called Harippad which had only one platform and none for our train! Some acrobatics followed – but we reached Thir….
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My dera Sissy, that must have been a wonderful trip that we shared vicariously with you. The cottages and the water looked great. Good thing that Chulbul and Dinesh didn't fall in from standing in the boat! Thanks for sharing. I suppose the Kanyakumari leg is coming up next after Travindrum? Love, G
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