During your journey to Kerala, you might have wandered around Alappuzha/Aleppey which is called the Venice of the East, and also through Kumarakom, both being huge tourism destinations on the Vembanad Lake – the longest lake in India, and the largest in Kerala. This lake which serves the three districts of Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam, is also known by the names Punnamada Lake and Kochi Lake as it has Kochi’s significant islands located on it or bordered by the lake and the Arabian Sea. The houseboats or kettuvallams have been a major component of Kerala’s backwater tourism, and these will be the special attractions which you should have noticed during your journeys! Here are a few photos of them with the natural beauty of Kerala from around Alappuzha-Kumarakom area.
So, have you been to one of these houseboats or traveled through/near the backwaters of Kerala having one of the most beautiful waterways around? If this hasn’t been accomplished yet, when are you making an attempt? There are also some interesting temples and churches which you can also visit while doing the same. The Venetian Capital of Kerala and the other towns around awaits you, as a journey to the South of India won’t be complete without witnessing the charm of this area which has canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons within a few kilometres.
***The images used in this blog post were taken by me on my Sony Cybershot DSC-W310 around Alappuzha and Kumarakom during the period of 2010-2011, and it is a small selection from a big collection of photos.
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In spite of being from Allepey, I have never stepped into one of those. They quote 2.5x of the rate since I’m a from the same place 😛 😛
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I got into it because someone else paid and didn’t show me the bill 😀 😛
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Great soul he/she is 😛
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At that time, yes 😀
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😛 😛 And now?
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Now, there are no sponsors, unless a bloggers meet is organized on a houseboat and we are invited 😛
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Very less chance bro. I think there are only 3-5 bloggers from Kerala or maybe a bit more. 😛
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Yes, especially except for those who don’t want to reveal their identities, and those who write in Malayalam 😀
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Exactly 😛 😛 It becomes very hard for me to read a big post in Malayalam these days. That is one of the reasons I don’t buy Yatra magazine anymore 😦
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But if these blogger forums are choosing people according to their own wishes, they are surely not going to short-list us anyway 😀 😀
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Not sad. At least blogs have served as a good way to beat boredom 🙂
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Yes, and without the blogs, my relationship with English would have also been reduced to minimum 🙂
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Yeah, same with me 🙂 Glad to have Google also to check side by side 😛 😛
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Yes, the new generation dictionary called Google 😀
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😛
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We stayed in a houseboat for a day in Allapuzha… 😀 It was a great except that it was exorbitantly charged… 😛
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I hope it was worth the charge then 😀
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I wish the charges were a bit lower…
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That would increase the rush 🙂
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😂 😝 …
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Beautiful pics and thanks for your post 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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who are some affordable and reliable house boat operators in Kerala?
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As of now, I don’t remember the name of the houseboats which I know; but I don’t think that there will be much difference between them 🙂
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I have been on the houseboat! 😀
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You will be there a lot; its part Kochi Kayal na 😀
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Hee yeah 😛 enkilum chodyathinu uthharam parayanolo 😀
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Paranjathu nannayi…enganaayalum athil keraathirikkaanum chance undallo 😀
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Pandu ONNILO, RANDILO padikkumbol, Koithu kazhingittu, kettuvallathel nellu keettikkondu pokunnathu njan eppozhum orkkunnundu………. Annu edathuayil ninnu Changankarykku govt. boat mathrame undayirunnullu…. Roadukalilla .. pakaram Varambukal mathram…… Pinneedenno Madrasil ninnum avadhikku thirichu vannappol… roadukalayi, autoyil koottinu sayippum , madammem aayi…. pinne pandathe kettu vallam …. house boatum aayi….. Vikasanam… you see…..
Oru Change aarkkanu ishtamillathathu ?? lol !!
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My visit to that direction came late 🙂
Reminds me of many other boats though 😀
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