26
Sep
Gallery | India 2016
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Things I Love About Kerala, India:
India left me with a lot of conflicting experiences, and I ultimately decided to take more time away from this country; more than any other.
But I don’t want anyone to think Kerala, India is not a worthwhile experience. By all means see this beautiful part of the world. Here, in no particular order, are reasons to visit Kerala, India.
- Incredible hospitality
- Niyati homestay
- Tea gardens
- Kindness and intelligence
- No one judges you for eating too much.
- Onam/flowers/sadhya
- Tea
- Yoga/meditative practice
- Drumstick
- Pickled lemon/mango
- Small bananas
- Masala
- Dosa
- Poori
- Gruenberg Tea Plantation Haus
- The way people share the road
- A swan in a small village
- A man herding a few dozen ducklings
- All the sacred cows
- Tea makers and cutters
- Chocolate makers
- Ayurvedic doctors
- Motorcycles
- Moto rickshaws
- Brightly painted homes
- Olive Downtown
- The way men mix prints and patterns.
- All the good-looking dark-skinned men
- The temple
- The side-to-side head bob.
- The lacquered floors
- The changes in landscape
- Top Station
- The Carmichael Show
- There’s a New York Fried Chicken in Munnar Village
- Also a Google Fashions and Zara Bakery in Palakkad
- Witnessing the development of the Kochi Metro
- A pizza burger at Domino’s
- The peaceful face of my yoga instructor
- The commitment to fair labor practices
- Stars among the silver oak and tea trees at 2 in the morning
- Kathikali classical music shows
- To date, the best shower I have ever used