Kerala backwaters

Kerala Backwaters

Kerala Backwaters

Palm tree silhouette at Kerala backwaters

Palm tree silhouette at Kerala backwaters

Inside the boat-house

Inside the boat-house

 

Bird at Kerala backwater

Bird at Kerala backwater

Palm tree reflection at Kerala backwaters

Palm tree reflection at Kerala backwaters

Boat house silhouette at Vembanad lake

Boat house silhouette at Vembanad lake

I was prepared for the worst when we decided to spend some time on a house boat (6 hours) in the backwaters of Kerala. People gave mixed opinion about it and in the end I was totally confused if its good or not but decided to go ahead anyways.

 

My friend’s father took the trouble of finding a decent contact and booked the trip for us when we were in Chengannur. We landed up at the house boat at Alleppey, and saw nice seating arrangements at the Read More

Beer

Kingfisher premium beer

Kingfisher premium beer

This page is dedicated to beer. Below are some of the things famous people have said about it.

 

About the presence of God: “Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin

 

About National identity: “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” – Frank Zappa

 

About Wisdom: “He was a wise man who invented Read More

Flowers – A macro look

Flowers

Flowers

Patch of flowery wonder

Patch of flowery wonder


“The earth laughs in flowers.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Note: Click on the thumbnail of each of the 8 snaps on the left to see the proper effect of macro shot.

 

Although I had the 100mm macro lens from Canon for some time, I finally got a chance to use its macro capabilities when I was holidaying at Munnar.

 

Outside my cottage was a lovely patch of flowers, as Read More