Showing posts with label backwaters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backwaters. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2012

floating on the backwaters

after kumily we headed back to alleppey, where we hired one of these luxury houseboats for two days of cruising on the backwaters around alleppey.  we found one with a huge upper deck where we spent most of our time lounging around, enjoying the gorgeous nature, and keeping an eye for birds.  which we saw quite a few of.  all kinds of water birds, even eagles and hunting kingfishers.  here is our boat moored up for our first night.
 the girls and i keeping our eyes open for birds on the top deck.
 a beautiful sunset view from our boat.
 quick family shot before hopping off the boat.  it was a great couple of days, very relaxing, now we are off to the beach.

Friday, February 10, 2012

ah, alleppey...

we have landed.  suddenly we are in a place that just makes sense.  i do not know what it is, but there are just some places you end up while traveling that just fit.  allepy is one of those places for us.  we discovered a beautiful long beach.  where we took a nice evening stroll.

 we have even already found a favorite restaurant, hot kitchen.  yum.  and today we took a ferry ride that cost 1.5 kronor for two and half hours of backwater cruising.  where we saw all kinds of cool birds and incredible nature.