Out today At Fort Cochin

My day begun with the events of a nice leasurly walk around the main boardwalk called Calvethy road or beach road. I saw and smelled all types of rubish but I always like to hear the waves and see the water.. this is the first time that I have seen the bay that leads to the Indian ocean..Huge cargo ships come swiftly while old chinese fishing boats move infront of the modern tanksers. the movemment of the water is quick and there were dogs and birds fighting for a bite to eat. I ambled forward and then was bored with the walk so I proceeded to the main market area, only to be invited to buy everything and anything. "fresh fish to cook for you madam" "come remember me, please come to my area i am a simple vender, spend your rupees here.." Vacation would not be the same if it werent for the people making a living of the tourist.
Please look at this wonderful ancient performance art called KATHAKALI, I was truely inspired and left with peace and harmony soaring around my head and the neck. very interesting, the LP (lonely Planet) recommends 2 showings, I recommend the India foundation showing. The other Images are from the beach today. be well next stop the back waters tour between two cities and then an Ashram stop. Love and happiness

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amethyst said…

Hi, Melisa. I can see you're having fun. Great pictures! Your descriptions are fantastic, too. Keep them coming. I'm sure the locals find you as interesting as you find them. It's obviously nice and warm there; quite a difference from the Western Hemisphere. Take care. Alan

December 12, 2006 at 5:22:00 AM GMT+1

I am Teaching and they love me..

Ok, so the rivers of Earth Were formed from large collections of rain from many many clouds after the great fireball earth cooled, millions of years ago, and it took man a mere 5000 years to putrefy them.. nice work man........ ok Yep my new job is great. I live doing something productive. the slow pace of settled India is to slow, I went on a walk with some elder women in my home upstairs, they take one step then the next and so on and I usually wait for the 12th step before I take my first one.. SLOW man I MEAN SLOW...its interesting for me.. I am a running dashing dancing prancer,, I can really move it... hah ha.. so this new speed of life .. I am glad I am a visitor.. any whoo.. blessing and peace. Auntie

Back in Baby and Boy is it soggy: Thailand

I went to Lao for a beautiful nice dry week, I really lucked out about the weather. I am happy to say hedonistically that I recieved 5 body treatments 2 maincures and a pedicure during the week I was in Vientiane, wow.. I love ME. HAHA ok critiques take it easy. anyway, I went to a lovely buddha garden 27Km out of Vientaine absolute must see especially becuase the sights are fairly limited in the cute little city, I also recommened wat sikaset, Yes there are over 100,000 Buddhas, it is a lovely wat in the city limits, Give it a try . oh for the spas go'ers Champa Spa, what a great time and super people and very nice products and souvieners too. any way heading to maehonsong tomorrow, today I brought the Rain from Lao,, the flight I was on from Luang prabang was excitingly bumpy as we hit billions of raindrops and got a carnival ride, any whooo.. On the ground and I have always said landing is my hardest part.. Peace out be happy and enjoy your lives

perpetual days of in and out and up and down

some call it flow, i call it boring, that is how I felt this morning but then, I was cleaning next to our shoe cabinet and guess what I found;;;;;; with a huge cackle and an almost operetta schweltch I sang in fear of this hairy beast, but then quickly grabbed my camera to show the world. Any way the web spins, we are all in this together, and some of us are hairyer than others. No I did Not Kill this beast I relocated him or Her outside far away from my front door. But yes I keep going to see if it is still there. Love and fear M

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