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Kerala - Southern India |
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Kerala is a lush and tropical part of India, different in topography, agriculture, climate, culture, and language from northern India. Consequently more beautiful, too. |
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Jews first came here in 72 ad, after Jerusalem's destruction, but the swastika is an Aryan-Hindu symbol. Irony only we seem to get! |
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Fishing is the main occupation here, both by boat and with these old Chinese drop nets. |
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Many of the villages in Kerala's backwaters are accessible only by boat. |
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While in the town of Aleppy, we rented a two-bedroom reed houseboat. This is our dining room. (Advice: don't eat the curried chicken!) |
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