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| From Kovalam, Kerala |
Kerala is the paradise on earth. Durand, Jenni, Nick, Brian and me spent three days at the Leela hotel. I think it was low season (it was too hot I guess) and the hotel was quite empty. The place was so beautiful and exotic, decorated with such a nice taste; colorful flowers floating on water, cooper Indian Gods statues, huge windows looking to the ocean and to a never ending forest of palm trees... a tropical paradise. I think Durand very well captured the atmosphere at the hotel. These are all his pics.
I had one Yoga lesson one morning. The teacher was from the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Kerala. My yoga teachers in Spain were also Sivananda teachers, and I thought it was a nice coincidence. I had to be ready at six in the morning for the class, because it was way too hot to do exercise outdoors after seven in the morning.
We spent most of our time in the beach. I found the the Arabian Sea very different to the Mediterranean. It was dark green and warm, and you could not see the bottom. A big group of Indians came to the beach a little before sunset, all the girls dressed in colorful salwars, and they got inside the water with all the clothes on and played with the waves until it got dark.
The last morning I had an oil body massage, typical from Kerala. It felt soo nice!
The food was amazing, and the people were so friendly.
I loved Kerala. I dream of the day I go back.
