Kerala - Part 1 (Alleppey)

After Mumbai, we headed further (or do you say farther? Or is there even any difference between these two words? I never know.) south to the state of Kerala. It was nice to get away from the big cities. We stayed in a place called Alleppey - a nice little town with two canals going through it. Didn't do a whole lot but the next day we rented a houseboat and cruised through the backwaters (see more on this next post).

It was a long train ride. Close to thirty hours.

Just like Mumbai/Bombay many of the cities go by two names. Alappuzha is the same as Alleppey.
Here's one of the canals in Alleppey. In my mind, canals make cities beautiful. Alleppey is like an Indian version of Amsterdam (minus the drugs, prostitution, rain and bicycles. Okay it wasn't like Amsterdam at all).A stone mermaid on the side of the canal.