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South India 2016

A trip to south India.

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South India Day 3: Alleppey to Kochi

On this day I literally woke up with the birds and spent about an hour listening to them as the sun came up.  It's amazing how peaceful it can be at this time of the morning with only an occasional commuter boat slowing humming by or a distant dog barking to interrupt the birds.  There are a few videos below I took that are mainly for listening since there's not much to see, but a lot to hear.

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South India Day 2: Mumbai to Kerala

After stuffing ourselves with an amazing meal at the Mumbai Marriott breakfast buffet, we were off with a hotel car around 8 a.m., speeding towards the Mumbai National Airport and our Jet Airways flight to Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Our flight was pretty nice and lasted about 2 hours.  We were met outside of the little Kochi airport by our driver, Rajesh, and in no time were headed toward the backwaters of Kerala. The drive to meet the boat in Alleppey lasted around 4 hours in air conditioned comfort, winding through small villages and a lot of very green countryside.   

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