“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Kanyakumari

Early in the morning we started to Kanyakumari. We five in car started early in the morning to be there to witness the sunrise in Cape Comorin.
On the way to Cape Comorin to witness the sunrise


We reached there before the sun rise and waited for the sun to rise.  The area was crowded with lot of tourists.

Before the sunrise
The rising sun
Next we moved on to Mathur. This bridge below is the Asia's longest and tallest trough bridge. Couldn't believe huh? Yes it is. The bridge was built to carry water between two hills.
Mathur Thottipalam

A view from the bridge

Next on our list was Padmnabhapuram palace.
From the entrance


An another view of the palace

No entry
The entrance

A view from the windows of the palace

Pulley used to draw water


Hand cuffs for the bad guys
One section of the palace



At the museum adjoining the palace

At the museum adjoining the palace

At the museum adjoining the palace




A welcome posture

Then we cooled ourselves at the Thiruparapu falls. 


Thiruparapu falls


and again was in Kanyakumari to witness the sunset.
Gandhi mandabam


Saturday, July 9, 2011

Manimutharu

After the long trip from Chennai and after the bath in Courtallam, we rested here a bit in this forsaken, but beautiful dam.

The Manimutharu Dam

A small rest in the shadows

Canal digged through the rock

Boulder Bridge

Tamilnadu Government

Some red flowers