The entrance to Wild Palms on the Sea, our homestay north of Trivandrum. Like the rest of Kerala, palm trees are everywhere. (12 Dec 2013)
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The outside of the rooms at Wild Palms. Our balcony is on the end of the second floor here. (10 Dec 2013)
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What looks like a splendid bronze casting on the wall of the lobby is really a plaster painted in some special way. It was inpressive. (10 Dec 2013)
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The way to the second and third floors of Wild Palms was a ramp up a round tower, a unique and fun walk. (10 Dec 2013)
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View through the palms to the Arabian Sea from our balcony. We sat long here enjoying the warm breeze when it was too hot to sit in the open sun on the beach. (9 Dec 2013)
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We had no idea that the world still had beaches like this with no tourists on it. And yet here we were, the only tourists for miles up and down the beach. Only crows, crabs, and local fishermen joined us to enjoy the surf. (8 Dec 2013)
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One day I spotted this brand new sapling palm growing out of a coconut under a nearby tree. (9 Dec 2013)
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When we took a trip into Trivandrum to get a train ticket for Kanyakumari, we stopped at the famous Trivandrum temple. (11 Dec 2013)
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The Trivandrum Temple tower. (11 Dec 2013)
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The intricate detail on the temple tower of Trivandrum. (11 Dec 2013)
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Shiva with a lotus growing from his navel laying on a bed of cobras in a pool in front of the temple. (11 Dec 2013)
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Petra and Boobie as we are about to board the train from Trivandrum to Kanyakumari. Boobie is a little bear from Petra’s mom. Boobie goes everywhere with us. He has his place in Petra’s backpack. (12 Dec 2013)
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