Today we went to the tip of India for some sight
seeing.
It was a VERY cool trip!
We started off at the point where 3 seas meet directly at the tip of
India.
The Bay of Bengal is to the
left, Indian Ocean in the middle, and Arabian Sea is to the right.
Not many people get to see a point
where 3 seas meet, and I have to say it was breath taking!
The colors of the water were totally
different, and there were waves going in many directions.
We took a ferry out to two islands that
contain a temple and large statue of a Hindu God.
The view from the islands was amazing!
After that, we took a car ride out to a village where there
was a huge bridge overlooking the mountains and about a million palm and banana
trees! It was gorgeous! We also enjoyed eating some fresh
pineapple with chili powder and salt! It may sound weird but it was delicious!
From there we went to look at a wooden palace that 14 kings
lived in.
The whole palace was
made from wood, and the carvings were absolutely beautiful!
I also learned that the kings really
liked the number 9, and that all of the carvings somehow add to the number 9.
For instance, on the ceilings of one of
the rooms there were 9 lotuses arranged in a 3x3 pattern.
In another room, there were 522 flowers
on the ceiling…5+2+2=9.
Weird!
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| This point is the absolute most southern point in India |
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| You can see the difference between the color of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea depicted here |
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| The thunder rolls...it almost rained on us! |
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| Toes in the water :) |
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| The gorgeous sunset :) |
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| Me on the bridge with the mountains in the background! |
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| This view made my whole trip to India worth it. |
Finally, we decided to head back to the tri-seas area to
watch the sunset. Although it was
a little bit cloudy it was still nice to stick our feet in the water and watch
the beautiful sun set. From
there we headed to the bus stop, boarded the bus, and headed 11 hours back to
the hostel. Tomorrow we head out
to Kancheepuram district to collect final chicken samples, and then tomorrow
night we head to Mudumulai for the final portion of our trip. Hard to believe that in 10 days I’ll be
headed back to the USA! Can’t wait!
Today we went to the tip of India for some sight
seeing. It was a VERY cool trip!
We started off at the point where 3 seas meet directly at the tip of
India. The Bay of Bengal is to the
left, Indian Ocean in the middle, and Arabian Sea is to the right. Not many people get to see a point
where 3 seas meet, and I have to say it was breath taking! The colors of the water were totally
different, and there were waves going in many directions. We took a ferry out to two islands that
contain a temple and large statue of a Hindu God. The view from the islands was amazing!
From there we went to look at a wooden palace that 14 kings
lived in. The whole palace was
made from wood, and the carvings were absolutely beautiful! I also learned that the kings really
liked the number 9, and that all of the carvings somehow add to the number 9. For instance, on the ceilings of one of
the rooms there were 9 lotuses arranged in a 3x3 pattern. In another room, there were 522 flowers
on the ceiling…5+2+2=9. Weird!
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