Kerala trip memories - Part 1
Do you know why Kerala is called God's own Country ?
According to Hindu mythology, Kerala was created by Lord Parasurama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu by throwing his axe across the sea to create new land for his devotees to live peacefully.
So you see , Kerala is God's own creation, hence it is called God's own country!
I had never been to Kerala before.My expectation was low , as I had seen places that are marketed heavily ends up being not so magnificient experience.
Our flight was quite late in the evening , as rarely you find direct flight from kolkata to Kochi.
The real CHALLENGE was were all to visit in such a short span as we only had 5 days & 4 nights.
Kids loves sea breaches and since we had 2 such naughty and adorable kid in our trip so thought to plan accordingly.
I stumbled upon an ISLAND in Kerala - VYPIN ISLAND.
The island was formed in 1341 following a heavy flood.The striking beauty or uniqueness of the Island is that on one side you have the pristine backwaters of kerala and just on the other the blue Arabian sea !
Majestic , and you will just feel the same as you reach there.
Sadik Bhai from J & J Taxi services picked us from Kochi airport in early hours of the morning.The weather was warm and nice.
While on the way we could see the paddy fields , locals fishing and the backwaters.
Crossing few bridges we reached Cherai sea beach where our resort was located.
Cherai sea beach has numerous good hotels and resorts , but we selected SEA LAGOON HEALTH RESORT for 2 reasons -
1) its the only resort in that area with a private beach area ( and when we reached saw it was so true with security gaurds and all to give you the perfect privacy )
2) it had tied up with an Ayurvedic hospital hence Health resort and I needed some ayurvedic treatment due to critical health condition.
As we entered the resort the first thing I felt was of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Water, water everywhere !
The infinity pool was married to the back waters and it seems they cohabited nicely together.
The breakfast did offered variety of south indian dishes like dosa ( they had a live counter ) , appam , uttapam etc etc.
The beach was nice though not huge with the waves of arabian sea falling just short of our feet .
And as I hit the pool the thought which embarked on my mind as to why do we travel ? Whats the need ? Is it a wastage of money as perceived by some ?
Why at all we need a vacation ?
Is it that the soul gets tired dwelling inside the same 4 walls , the same office , same commotions , same fights and needs a break ??
What is it that we seek ?
Do you know why Kerala is called God's own Country ?
According to Hindu mythology, Kerala was created by Lord Parasurama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu by throwing his axe across the sea to create new land for his devotees to live peacefully.
So you see , Kerala is God's own creation, hence it is called God's own country!
I had never been to Kerala before.My expectation was low , as I had seen places that are marketed heavily ends up being not so magnificient experience.
Our flight was quite late in the evening , as rarely you find direct flight from kolkata to Kochi.
The real CHALLENGE was were all to visit in such a short span as we only had 5 days & 4 nights.
Kids loves sea breaches and since we had 2 such naughty and adorable kid in our trip so thought to plan accordingly.
I stumbled upon an ISLAND in Kerala - VYPIN ISLAND.
The island was formed in 1341 following a heavy flood.The striking beauty or uniqueness of the Island is that on one side you have the pristine backwaters of kerala and just on the other the blue Arabian sea !
Majestic , and you will just feel the same as you reach there.
Sadik Bhai from J & J Taxi services picked us from Kochi airport in early hours of the morning.The weather was warm and nice.
While on the way we could see the paddy fields , locals fishing and the backwaters.
Crossing few bridges we reached Cherai sea beach where our resort was located.
Cherai sea beach has numerous good hotels and resorts , but we selected SEA LAGOON HEALTH RESORT for 2 reasons -
1) its the only resort in that area with a private beach area ( and when we reached saw it was so true with security gaurds and all to give you the perfect privacy )
2) it had tied up with an Ayurvedic hospital hence Health resort and I needed some ayurvedic treatment due to critical health condition.
As we entered the resort the first thing I felt was of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Water, water everywhere !
The infinity pool was married to the back waters and it seems they cohabited nicely together.
The breakfast did offered variety of south indian dishes like dosa ( they had a live counter ) , appam , uttapam etc etc.
The beach was nice though not huge with the waves of arabian sea falling just short of our feet .
And as I hit the pool the thought which embarked on my mind as to why do we travel ? Whats the need ? Is it a wastage of money as perceived by some ?
Why at all we need a vacation ?
Is it that the soul gets tired dwelling inside the same 4 walls , the same office , same commotions , same fights and needs a break ??
What is it that we seek ?