We decided we really wanted to see at least a small bit of the surrounding area in India before leaving and would hire a car and driver and head up into the mountains of Munnar. The car was small, the traffic in Ernakulam was terrible and the trip was long with narrow winding roads and continuous honking of horns, which seems to be the norm for driving in India. Munnar resembles a chaotic frontier town surrounded by lovely tea fields and mountains. It was cool in the late afternoon and we were all delighted to put on fleece and jackets to go out in the evening for dinner. There was a lovely little church, which was used in the filming of "Life of Pi", a tea museum and some hill station lookouts, but not much else there. Still, we were all glad to have made the trip and to have seen some of the beauty of the Kerala countryside.
India, even the small nook of it we visited, truly is incredible... you love it or hate it or a little of both in equal measures. Hopefully we'll get back to visit in the northern areas sometime to see Delhi, visit the Taj, Varanasi, Jaipur and more.With Equanimity and Joy
