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Photos from Kerala Part 2

Photos from Kerala

Kerala!

I just got back from Kerala! Kerala is known for it's backwaters, houseboats, massages, palm trees and ELEPHANTS!!! Don't worry - in just two short days I managed to sneak it all in!

I got to take a nice 2 hour cruise through the backwaters of Kerala, then on Sunday morning we watched elephants taking a bath! (apparently elephants are cleaned with the inside of a coconut shell) Rode an elephant bare-backed, ate an authentic Kerala breakfast served with the best fresh squeezed (?) pineapple juice ever, and had an Aruyedic (sp?) massage - tons of oils and good for your circulation. I'll post photos soon - don't know when - my computer is out of free space!

Elephant Photos!

I don't know why the photos are coming out so small - but these are the photos from my trip up the Amber Fort. I have photos of the Amber Fort to post too - but these are the all important Elephant Photos - these get priority. I'm pretty sure if you click on the image, it will get bigger. (that's what she said ?!?!)

Jaipur!

Hey everyone - I just got back from a great weekend in Jaipur - here are just some of the photos I have from my trip. I'll add more photos and info about the Pink City when I get a chance.

Little Italy

So last night for dinner we went to a restaurant called Little Italy, the entire restaurant is vegetarian, but they somehow had a bolognese sauce on the menu - I was definitely confused by that. Anyway, I got pasta - which I have been craving since I got here and it was pretty good. I got penne with ricotta and tomato sauce. That's my plate above.

Also - while we were at the restaurant, we noticed a little friend hanging out on the wall - hence the photo of the lizard. He was pretty cute and did not mind posing for pictures.

Random Photos from the Weekend

HOLLER!

On Saturday night, I went to my first Indian clun, Ahala, or as I kept calling it HOLLER club!

The music was mostly techno, but then at one point the DJ played Nirvana and mixed it with a club beat. weird.

Happy Birthday Poppa Bear!

Happy 62nd Birthday Poppa Bear!!

Deepu!

Deepu came to meet me tonight at the bar in my hotel. I'm drinking an Indian beer and Deepu is drinking a Budweiser. haha.

More cake in the face!

Random Photos from Hyderabad

Golconda Fort

After the Charminar, we trekked to the Golconda Fort for even more sight seeing. The Golconda Fort is famous for its military architecture. The defenses of this fort were so strong that no known attack of the time could penetrate its strong ramparts. (Again, thank you Wikipedia!)

Basically - the fort is huge and you have to climb over 400 stone steps of all different sizes to get to the top. Once at the top you can see spectacular views of Hyderabad. After the climb to the top there is a light show that explains the history of the fort which was super boring and I almost fell asleep during.

Photos from the Charminar

Today we went to the Charminar, which means "Four Towers" or "Mosque of the four minarets" and is one of the most important monuments in the city of Hyderabad. (Thank you Wikipedia). Basically it is a tall building where you climb to the top and then you can take great photos of the city. There are TONS of shops below and is very crowded.

Pictures from Around Town