We are currently in Kerala on Vypeen Island, Cherai Beach. We landed ourselves a 2 bedroom bungalow for $70 a day including breakfast. We are right across from a vast stretch of beach with fishing village huts on either side of us. There is a restaurant two doors up where the manager keeps cold beer for us to quench our thirst in the afternoon heat. He has also offered us his 'finest Kerelan Gunga', mind you it was 7 in the morning... I was wondering why it was taking so long to get our toast???.... But seriously, the boys that run the place and who also take care of the bungalow are very nice and are bending over backwards to make us feel welcome.
We have hired bicycles for $1 each for the day. So the next ten days will be filled with walks, swimming, bike riding, massage, cards, chess, lounging around, eating, reading and getting to know the very friendly locals. Pat got himself a sarong and is looking very sexy in it mind you!
AGRA - North India
Don't ever let anyone tell you the the Taj Mahal is overrated. As I walked through the gates in front of the building I was virtually brought to tears. This magnificent, perfectly symmetrical building was built as a monument to the wife of a prince, after she died, who gave him many children. Hence, why it is the symbol of love for Indians across the country. If you come to India it is a must to come here. Agra was where we first discovered that it is wedding season in India. We ate on the rooftop of our hotel for the one night we were here, and watched fireworks exploding around us as part of the festivities. This was to become a nightly event wherever we travelled. Being a Hindu practice, we have not witness this as much in Kerala, which is predominantly Christian.
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