Visiting sumithra in Trivandrum

As I haven't seen Sumithra for quite some time after see left Germany for US and then back to India I wanted to see her again and soon enough I took off for a long weekend and was going down south to Trivandrum by a night train. I didn't sleep that well the first time but one can get quite used to it. The change in landscape is quite dramatic: You go to sleep in the semi arid dry Tamilnadu and you wake up in a humid forested and green landscape with lots of coconut trees, palms, banana plants and rubber only interrupted by rice fields. Trivandrum was very nice apart from meeting Sumithra and her family (Nandakumar and the baby Shyama) it had a very intersting palace museum. Nandu took me out to padmanabhapuram palace -- an ancient Keralan temple and to Kovalam beach. Both very enjoyable.



Chennai train station

Chennai train station

first impressions of Kerala

The sleeper class carriages

many rivers

Ziegel?

Rice

Banana in front Coconuts behind them

backwaters

The train

One of the many stops in Kerala

more backwaters

farms and buildings along the railroad

farms and buildings along the railroad

farms and buildings along the railroad

more plabntations

Sumithra and her child Shyama

At night at the museum palace

At night at the museum palace

At night at the museum palace

At night at some other old building

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

At some dam with park

mimosa like tree with red flowers

At some dam with park -- surroundings

At some dam with park -- surroundings

the lake made by the dam

the lake made by the dam

the lake made by the dam

Jack Fruit

Rubber Tree

Rubber Tree

Some building at the dam park

Coconuts in front of my rooms window

Kovalam beach

Kovalam beach

Kovalam beach

Kovalam beach

Sumithra, Nandakumar and Shyama

Sumithra, Nandakumar and Shyama

Sumithra, Nandakumar and Shyama

Sumithra, Nandakumar and Shyama

K.-H.

K.-H.

quite different building style compared to Kalpakkam

more plantations

more plantations

ox cart -- I missed the elephant

The Padmanabhapuram palace

The Padmanabhapuram palace -- entry to the palace

nice door

kings chair

the chains are old lock chains

the ceiling in the knigs bedroom

the ceiling in the knigs bedroom

the kings bed

the kings bed

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

views of the palace buildings

The museum of the palace

The museum of the palace

The museum of the palace

The museum of the palace

door again

the center court

river on the way back

river on the way back

Shyama

Shyama

Shyama

Shyama

Shyama

Shyama

Shyama

neighbour house

Sumithra and Nandus (rented) house

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

The palce at Trivandrum

a funny lizard

a funny lizard

entrance gate to the palace park

park from outside

night scene on the road

night scene on the road

night scene on the road

At another beach resort -- frog

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