BACK IN INDIA
We had a real short flight from Colombo to Thiruvanuputtaram (40 minutes) and we were back in India. We took a taxi directly from the airport to Kovalam Beach, the nearest tourist resort. Kovalem appeared to be a little like Miami of Kerala, the beach side is only for tourists; local people (men) are not really allowed in the water and often called back by beachpatrol, at Lighthouse Beach.
The beach side is dominated by luxury resorts and its hard to tell in which continent you are.
Luckily we found a friendly homestay back away from the beach strip in a more rural, shady and green area . 'Mama' and her 31 year old son welcomed us with a nice tea and chat, even their beautiful dog Snowy got to join us with a bowl of chai.
We had every morning a traditional Indian breakfast and in the evening veggie curry from 'mamas' kitchen. They use fruit and veggies (like papaya, bananas and tapioca) from their own garden and the leftovers are fed to the rooster and his 11 chick(en)s.
We had a real short flight from Colombo to Thiruvanuputtaram (40 minutes) and we were back in India. We took a taxi directly from the airport to Kovalam Beach, the nearest tourist resort. Kovalem appeared to be a little like Miami of Kerala, the beach side is only for tourists; local people (men) are not really allowed in the water and often called back by beachpatrol, at Lighthouse Beach.
The beach side is dominated by luxury resorts and its hard to tell in which continent you are.
Kovalam Beach
Luckily we found a friendly homestay back away from the beach strip in a more rural, shady and green area . 'Mama' and her 31 year old son welcomed us with a nice tea and chat, even their beautiful dog Snowy got to join us with a bowl of chai.
Mama's breakfast: Papaya & Puttu (steamed rice with coconut) with bananas
Godess Snowy having chai
We had every morning a traditional Indian breakfast and in the evening veggie curry from 'mamas' kitchen. They use fruit and veggies (like papaya, bananas and tapioca) from their own garden and the leftovers are fed to the rooster and his 11 chick(en)s.
Dosa's for breakfast
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