Start in Bedford
February 26, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
In the taxi
Cheers ......let's go..
February 26, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Glass of fizz....they let anyone into Premium these days...
Breakfast at The Leela
February 27, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
What no pants
February 27, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Andrew found out he didn't pack his undies......off shopping for some tonight.....
Port and grapes......
February 27, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Great meal veggievwrap....Mike got a little carried away with the Port.
Day trip around fort .....
February 28, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Great breakfast......3 curries later hope no repercussions
Great day in fort Kochi.....
February 28, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Started shopping even found some Creed......
Off to the seagull......
February 29, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Lovely fresh grilled fish........interesting electrics at restaurant. Quiz 10/20. Found 2 pairs of undies for 40 rupee each.....nude colour (.Brown we are in India after all )
Tonic water refuelRead more
Munnar.....time for tea
March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived yesterday internet a bit dodgy hence delay, 5hr zig zag drive, stopped off for a pleasant coffee for 20rupee, all regretted not having the local lunch served on a banana leaf. Mike a littleRead more
Tea plantation walk
March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After a short drive we reached the local tea plantation and met our guide ' Monie'......we then started our 4 hour trek up the steep mountain tracks. He pointed out birds,trees etc. Along the way. DueRead more
Gin and quiz
March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Not too good the quiz scores and number of gins are equalising, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending how you look at it.....
Tea factory
March 3, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Interesting tour ( 400 rupee ) around working tea factory, guide a little difficult to understand but we eventually worked out the process; white tea the uber best, then green ,then a series of gradesRead more
Lunch at Ali Baba....
March 3, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
4 Thali ( mixed selection ) kerala parata and tandori roti, water 650 rupee..... bargain.
Gin and quiz.......
March 3, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Quiz score 13........ helped with generous marking by Linda. Mike pulled it out of the bag with the best answer about the reserve teams in the boat race.
Raining +++
Munnar to Kofiland resort in Thekkady
March 4, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Very interesting and twisty driver from Munnar, took about 3 hours and had a pleasant stop by a massive dam, with coffee at 20 rupee each, even splashed our on a Kit Kat. Last bit of drive through theRead more
Kofiland resort
March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Great jungle themed hotel, quiet we were only guests! Usual confusion re breakfast order, 2 eggs = 8 arrive. Etc
Continuous wildlife sounds great apart from some irritating bird that sounded like aRead more
Elephant trip & Spice garden tour.
March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Ride, wash/ scrub and then bath with the elephants. Very clean location , elephants very well behaved and seemed content and well cared for. Leela 32 and Meena 35. Getting on off them was a bit of aRead more
Dinner at the Bamboo
March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Last meal in Periyar..... popped along to the bamboo restaurant...( term restaurant probably over states it a little, tin covered shack more appropriate ) Fish tikka, chicken tikka, fish sweet n sour,Read more
Houseboat first day.....
March 6, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Arrived after a 4hr drive, interesting scenery.... a.c. houseboat.....straw and wood. Jimmy the driver, Babu front of house and the chef....Litten. Managed to get all the baggage across the wobblyRead more
Houseboat day 2
March 7, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Spent the might moored in the middle of nowhere, chef conjuring up some amazing meals, digestion seems to be surviving the 3 curries based meals per day.
Linda & Karen hoping for another shoppingRead more
CRUNCH time
March 8, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Very worrying time Mike managed to fall / trip / swallow dive / horizontally piroett off the houseboat falling 5ft onto rough concrete steps, wedging himself between the boat and the concreteRead more
Day 3 on the houseboat
March 8, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Final day drifting along the backwaters..... amazing sites with everyone going about their daily lives; washing, swimming, fishing for tea. Passed several highly decorated Catholic churches.
AnotherRead more
Boat, car, tuk tuk, train and plane!
March 9, 2020 in India ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Back to Mumbai today, catching the 14.35 Cannanore Express, from Alleppey to Aluva, platform 2 , coach c1 class ( air conditioned seat ) comfortable and relatively clean. The bio toilet a bit trickyRead more
MUMBAI......Trident Nariman Point
March 10, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
First of our 3 days in Mumbai.....Mike fixed a few things to do, hopefully will use the complimentary limo ( mini ) to get us going. Great city view from 32nd floor. AW's shirt which he left at theRead more
Full on tour Mumbai....
March 11, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
5hr tour of the highlights of Mumbai. Encountered the dabbawala's who deliver 250,000 meals each day from workers homes to their offices.
Watched the cricket games at the Oval.......
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