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| Page Views: 1,165 Last Visit to India: February, 2005 | Amazing South of India by cadzand - last update: May 22, 2005 |
Back after my journey through the South of India with so much mixed feelings.
Tired of course because of the long trip : +- 2000 km at an average speed of 30 km/h. through overcrowded cities and along small and "under construction" roads in the unruffled countryside.
I have seen so many wonderful temples and exquisite palaces, attended many ceremony, wandered through lush natural parks, wide-spread tea plantations and my beloved flourishing paddy fields. I have strolled through local markets, smelling the many flowers fragrances and a lot of colourful spices.
But also seen the rape caused by the tsunami on the south-east coast and met some fishermen who have survived to this catastrophe...
Knowing that mountains of money have been raised worldwide, to me, it's still hard to agree India hasn't accepted the international aid for their victims. Those people are still living in miserable conditions in tent camps near their devastated beaches. Still they remain very calm and proper.
All those images and feelings are still shoving around in my head and I'll need some time to calm them down in a correct way.
As I was touring around through three of the South Indian states, that are Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, I've built my travelogues as a continuous page and split them up under the different cities.
It all started in the Karnataka State, at Bangalore and went via Hassan, Belur,
Halebid, Somnathpur and Srirangapatnam (Shrirangapattana) to Mysore.
Then we crossed the Tamil Nadu State border only to visit Ooty (Udagamandalam) in the Nilgiri mountains, before entering the Kerala State with the visit to Cochin (Kochi) and its Backwaters, Periyar Lake and Thekkady.
Again we crossed the Tamil Nadu border for our visit to Madurai, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Trichy (Tiruchirappali), Pondicherry, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), Kanchipuram and Madras (Chennai).
This page is "under construction" (as the roads in India :-))
Please be patient. I'll add as one goes along the different cities. |
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mallyak Fri Feb 29, 2008 07:14 UTC
Really love your India pages and your heart felt feelings for the victims of the tsunami.Next visit to south India...Do not miss Hampi..we went last oct..Incredible! | matcrazy1 Sun Oct 16, 2005 17:52 UTC
Amazing photographs of local faces. Did they always pose to your camera free of charge ? | camilo74 Fri Jul 8, 2005 18:39 UTC
Great photos of a beautiful and magical country | nepalgoods Sun Mar 20, 2005 09:23 UTC
Amazing pics! |
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