So my long trip to South ended way bak last month (17th october i came back) and unlike Chennai, i loved the rest of the journey. Its pretty long i wrote this, but I really gotta write this.
The only word that comes to my mind is Awesome! The backwaters of Kerala, or Kovalam Beach near Trivendrum (it is the best beach I came across in south, Mahabalipuram ranks 2nd), its simply Amazing. The Arabian Sea at its vigour at the backwaters, the lovely waves of Kovalam beach helps me forget my food woes ;).
The journey from Chennai started with our going to Rameshwaram (the mandir there is good but not well maintained, and there is no beach), Madurai (Meenaxi Temple is the only attraction) to Kodai Kanal (a hillstation in south!). Kodai is beautiful, it even rained there and it was chilly. Then Backwaters and Kovalam Beach made the list look as if it was going from worse to best! Finally, Kanyakumari happened. Its the best place on Earth! I am in love with that place. (More so because I got bong food there :D). But i have developed a special liking for Kanyakumari and I found the people pretty helpful here. The sight of Three Oceans meeting was truly wonderful and I believe every one should, once in life, visit this place. There is a different aura, the wind, the sun, everything makes you feel great :).
The trip ended with Koimbatore and there wasnt much that is worth describing. One odd thing I noticed in Chennai was that in evenings people put on jackets even if its still hot! (maybe it was hot only for us!! im not laughing). In a nut shell, all I can say is that it was a good and diverse experience. And the only place I look forward to visiting again is... any guesses?? Kanyakumari :)
