Start in Bedford
26 февраля 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
In the taxi
Cheers ......let's go..
26 февраля 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Glass of fizz....they let anyone into Premium these days...
Breakfast at The Leela
27 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Only the Brits hit the pool. Namely us!! Very expensive coffees....equivalent £25!Lindalou
What no pants
27 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Andrew found out he didn't pack his undies......off shopping for some tonight.....
Or they could have been stolen out of the zipped side of the suitcase......Lindalou
Port and grapes......
27 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Great meal veggievwrap....Mike got a little carried away with the Port.
Day trip around fort .....
28 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Great breakfast......3 curries later hope no repercussions
Great day in fort Kochi.....
28 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Started shopping even found some Creed......
Off to the seagull......
29 февраля 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 refuelЧитать далее
Found a fantastic organic clothing shop, courtesy of Andrew’s research. The credit card took hits Lindalou
Munnar.....time for tea
2 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 littleЧитать далее
Tea plantation walk
2 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 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. DueЧитать далее
Gin and quiz
2 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 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
3 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 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 gradesЧитать далее
Lunch at Ali Baba....
3 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
4 Thali ( mixed selection ) kerala parata and tandori roti, water 650 rupee..... bargain.
Gin and quiz.......
3 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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
4 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Kofiland resort
5 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
Elephant trip & Spice garden tour.
5 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
Dinner at the Bamboo
5 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌧 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,Читать далее
Houseboat first day.....
6 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌧 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 wobblyЧитать далее
Houseboat day 2
7 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 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 shoppingЧитать далее
CRUNCH time
8 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 concreteЧитать далее
Day 3 on the houseboat
8 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☁️ 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.
AnotherЧитать далее
Boat, car, tuk tuk, train and plane!
9 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ ☀️ 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 trickyЧитать далее
MUMBAI......Trident Nariman Point
10 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌙 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 theЧитать далее
Full on tour Mumbai....
11 марта 2020 г., Индия ⋅ 🌙 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.......
Jain templeЧитать далее