We stayed in Munnar, or I should say just outside Munnar in a little village about 5k away. The house was provided for us by a very nice man in Kochi who owns a travel business there.
The area has a lot to see so small day trips can keep you busy. We visited a Tea factory, drove to a place called Top Station, elevation 8000 ft and over the border into Tamil Nadu. This area is known not only for its tea, but for tons of other spices and herbs that grow here, some only grown here at this altitude, like cardamom. They also grow coffee here.
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| Our house outside of Munnar |
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| Dahs, our cook and housekeeper |
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| One of the neighborhood boys and his dog |
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| Sunset from the roof. |
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| Sunrise from the roof |
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Kolam is a form of sandpainting that is drawn using rice powder by female members of the family in front of their home. Kolams are thought to bestow prosperity to homes. It is widely practiced by Hindus in South India. A Kolam is a geometrical line drawing composed of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots.
Every morning in southern India, millions of women draw kolams on the ground with white rice powder. Through the day, the drawings get walked on, rained out, or blown around in the wind; new ones are made the next day. Every morning before sunrise, the floor is cleaned with water, the universal purifier, and the muddy floor is swept well for an even surface. The kolams are generally drawn while the surface is still damp so that it is held better. I will be showing more examples of this artform later in the blog.
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| Downtown Munnar |
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| Elephant rides |
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| Near Top Station. Even here, tea grows. |
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| Tea fields, 7500ft. |
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| Lake Matupatti |
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| Flowers at the top of Top Station, 8000ft. |
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| The lake at Mattupatti Dam under the massive Eucalyptus trees |
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| Clove |
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| Stokin' the fires at the Tea Factory |
Nice blog spot,I like this....
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