After many days of wondering, I have discovered it myself. Yes, I now know why Kerala is called God’s own country! With its magnificent greens, mesmerizing waters and awe-inspiring mountains; it has the capacity to stir the most noble emotions in you with silent perfection. Nestled in a quaint far end of India, it is indeed God’s very own.
We were three girls who sprouted guts (maybe caused by sheer monotony of atrocious and tedious work), packed our bags and set off to almost a week long journey into beautiful Kerala, making laughable excuses for leaves from office. We covered Vagamon (breathtaking plantations), Thekkady (a round of truth or dare at three at night), Alleppey (magical backwaters) and Cochin (loveable city life); and by the end of it were totally intoxicated by what we had witnessed.
We started with Vagamon where we stayed in a home-stay on a plantation. It was a one-of-a-kind experience with streams running around us and worms being cultured for their manure! The house had been bathed in hospitality and days spent there in the company of some Danish tourists were fun-filled and hugely memorable.
The next stop was Thekkady, which had been included after having heard enough about it being a honeymoon spot and having a picturesque wildlife sanctuary. Not that we saw any of this, but still ended up having a rollicking time thanks to a sumptuous dinner followed by a thrilling round of truth or dare till almost three at night after that. This was accentuated by a surprise midnight encounter with a dog who was tied in the room next to ours! Morning saw us gorging on a continental treat at a ‘bed and breakfast’ place and our experience was complete!
Alleppey was our next destination. I can safely say it is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen or I will ever see. Plush green trees rising from all sides and deep blue water playing host to us with all its warmth and serenity. We were almost praying and wishing that if there is heaven, it be like this! Our lavish buffet lunch at an extravagant and grandly lake resort in the middle of the waters was another effect to remember and all three of us made silent plans of coming back again! We picked some awesome coir products on the way from Alleppey to Cochin that are easily ten times more expensive in towns.
Cochin finally rounded up our trip with jew town and a visit to the only pub in the city. We also enjoyed a lavish and a very sumptuous fare at a beautiful resort by the sea. The variety of food was just perfect and the accompanying white wine just too ethereal to be true!
At the end of the week, three of us came back with feet that were so heavy we couldn’t believe they were ours. Gosh! Office felt so torturous after that for days!
