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    • skip's retirement travelIndia
      Day 27

      Kochi fishing

      October 29, 2019 in India ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      As Kochi is on the coast of the Arabian Sea, fishing is an important industry. The first pic is of Chinese fishing nets first introduced by the Chinese and still used. These are dip nets, used when the invasive water hyacinth clears. Next are canoes used for a different style of fishing out in the bay and up to 10 km offshore. They use fine gill nets that are repaired daily. So there is liitle by kill as the netting breaks. The next 2 are at the fish auction. 1 is mahi mahi; the other is langosta.
      Also in this area was the now destroyed Portuguese fort, and the wall is the 5th pic. A cannon is barely visible through the trees. Last are a couple of steamship steam boilers, set up as a monument to the era.      Read more

    • Travel-karCoorg Wayanad trip
      Day 2

      Taj Medikeri

      December 28, 2019 in India ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      We went to Taj Medikeri(10km from Raja Set) and tried authentic Coorgi food(restaurant Nellaki). We recommend booking in advance for this. The property is lovely and worth visiting although pricey compared to rest of restaurants.Read more

    • Travel-karCoorg Wayanad trip
      Day 2

      Medikeri Fort and Abby falls

      December 28, 2019 in India ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      We saw Medikeri fort next( ok- not recommended if you have other things to do). There is a walkway across the fort. Then we went to Abby falls- a bit of a walk down the stairs so not recommended if you have elders with you.Read more

    • Forever Sunday in Asia
      Day 10

      Kote Betta

      November 10, 2024 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Der heutige Tag war toll. Ich bin zusammen mit Monika aus meiner Yoga Klasse in einer einheimlischen Gruppe aus Gokulam (Stadtteil Mysore) gelandet. Sie haben mich ganz herzlich in die Gruppe aufgenommen und ich durfte ganz viel über die Kultur lernen. Zusammen haben wir eine Trekking Tour gemacht nach Kote Betta, in der nähe von Coorg.

      Bevor man gemeinsam in Indien zusammen eine Tour mit dem Van macht, gibt ein Ritual. Der Van wird geschmückt und Räucherstäbchen angezündet, das soll uns Glück wünschen, das wir heile wieder zurück kommen.

      Wir sind dann 21 km durch den Nationalpark bis auf den Berg und wieder zurück gewandert. Die Natur erinnert tatsächlich an Deutschland!
      Ich hatte viele spannende Gespräche u.a.
      Geheiratet wird in Indien mit 18, typischerweise hat eine Familie 3 Kinder und sie bleiben in der Stadt wo sie geboren sind. Untereinander spricht man sich nicht mit dem Namen an sondern als „Schwester (didi)“ oder „Bruder“. Ich habe sie als sehr herzlich und zuvorkommend kennengelernt.
      Es gibt unterschiedliche Meinungen über uns als Europäer. Einige sehen uns als sehr clever andere sind etwas sauer, da sie meinen wir halten nichts über ihre Kultur und sie sind nicht fortschrittlich. Ansonsten sehen sie Deutsche als nett aber auch sehr für sich an.
      Die Kinder lernen zwei verschiedene indische Sprachen u. a. Hindi. Indien ist so groß es gibt so viele verschiedene Sprachen und Dialekte das sich jemand aus Nordindien nicht mit jemanden aus Südindien unterhalten kann. Daher sprechen alle gutes Englisch.
      Man erkennt das in Indien die Digitalisierung ankommt, doch sie selbst sind sehr traurig darüber das alte Traditionen verloren gehen.      Read more

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    • TravelerIndia
      Day 7

      In the Jungle

      November 24, 2018 in India ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

      Ani arranged for a car to pick us up from Bengaluru to drive us the 3.5 hours to Mysore. After a stop for coffee at his usual rest stop, we got to his parent's house at a little after 10am. We met his parents and brother and got to see the place where he grew up.

      After a short rest, the five of us (everyone but Ani's brother) headed for the jungle. The Nagarahole Tiger Reserve was about a 90 minute drive away, and we were going to go on safari. Ani and his dad were very insistent that we get a jeep - with fewer people, there would be less noise to startle the wildlife. But when we got there, the jeeps were taken - leaving a packed bus. So they called around and found a free jeep at a nearby lodge, so we hightailed it there. Unfortunately, by the time we got there (like 5 min later), the jeep had been booked! Sounds shady. So we ended up in the lodge's open-air bus without about 6 other people.

      At 330, we set off into the reserve to find some animals. And we had amazing luck. Also, it helps that Ani basically has eagle eyes - he spotted several animals from so far away that I had trouble seeing them even with binoculars!

      We first saw some blackface monkeys and spotted deer. Then a crested eagle - its crest made it look like it was wearing a fez! We also saw two other animals in the deer family: a barking deer (they apparently bark) and a sambhur. We saw a giant squirrel called a Malabar, as it scurried through the trees. Ani spotted a sloth bear - super rare to see - as it was casually walking away. Then we got to see a monitor lizard! It was enormous! And some terrapins sunning themselves nearby. And then we got to see an elephant in the distance, deep in the trees.

      At this point, amazing safari, and the sun had set so I thought we were basically done and just driving back to the entrance. And then we saw a huge cow called a gaur, aka an Indian bison. The largest cow. It was just standing there staring at us as if it was contemplating attacking us - and then just walked away. After that, we saw four more elephants right at the side of the road! When we drove past, one of them even trumpeted right at us! And then we saw a whole mini-herd of gaur, maybe 8 of them, including a small calf.

      The only thing we didn't see was a tiger.

      Whole experience was amazing. Got to observe lots and lots of wild animals in their natural habitat. So much better and more exciting than a zoo. We didn't even know if we would see anything, so seeing as much as we did? Super lucky. Ani was super thrilled too. Great start to our Southern India trip.      Read more

    • TravelerIndia
      Day 9

      The Golden Temple

      November 26, 2018 in India ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      After all our fun with elephants, we drove over to a nearby park to wander around. We had to walk across a suspension bridge (over the same Kauvery River) to get there, which naturally attracted the bridge engineers. The park was basically a large bamboo forest with statues depicting the lifestyle of Coorg natives. It also had a large enclosed area that functioned as a deer sanctuary - we saw several more spotted deer there, but this time much closer. We also took the opportunity to wade into the river, which felt very good on such a hot day.

      We then drove to a Buddhist temple, the Namdroling Temple, also known as the Golden Temple. It featured a 60ft gold plated statue of the Buddha and two 58ft gold plated statues of two of his disciples. The main temple had dozens of paintings of buddhas on the walls - with some drawn as demons in a style more familiar in China. There were many monks there performing rites, which including banging drums and gongs and sounding horns. It was at times rhythmic, at times cacophonous. Maybe they were just learning the ropes? We also couldn't help but notice that the rainbow on the main spire was inverted, with red being the innermost part of the rainbow...

      Following our Coorg adventures, we returned to Mysore to do some shopping. Ani and his parents showed us around and helped us pick out a wide variety of souvenirs and gifts. We ended the night at Ani's favorite hangout: the Pelican, where, once again, we ate an unreasonably large amount of food. That family can sure eat!      Read more

    • TravelerIndia
      Day 9

      Elephants!

      November 26, 2018 in India ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Today, we woke up early to drive to Dubare Elephant Park - about an hour and a hour west of Mysore. We needed to get there early enough to be able to participate in a big event: the bathing of the elephants.

      They have about a dozen elephants there, which they keep to both train and rehab. And you can help wash and feed them! When we arrived, we took a boat to this small island in the middle of the Kauvery River where all the elephants live - and there they were, lounging in the water. Elephants!

      We waded in, splashed them and pet them. Elephants are remarkably bristly, and have leathery skin unlike anything else. They seemed to enjoy the attention and the splashing. Of course we took a bunch of pictures with them in the water. There was even a baby elephant hanging out and spraying people on the observation decks.

      When we finally got out, we walked over to the feeding stations where all the elephants were lined up waiting for food. We happily obliged with bundles of corn kernels wrapped in hay, and got more pictures there too.

      Was very, very cool to be so up close and personal with such majestic beasts.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Kodagu, Coorg

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