Saturday, February 28, 2009

Kuttanad

Away from the city lights in the middle of the nature. Life is slow, deceptively calm in Kuttanad. It is known for none much modern gadgets. You will see the beautiful paddy fields surrounding the path of backwaters. When you look around all you see is the entire greenery place. The palm fringed shores, people walking by the shores doing their daily chores and the kids playing by. You can take a good shot with all of this and you will enjoy taking every scene you want to see. Houseboats are comfortable structures, so as you move along the backwaters. Enjoy the light drops of rain or take a dip in the cool waters of backwaters while you are travelling.
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keralaincredible

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Kozhikode


This place is one of the attractions in India. Kozhikode is only a small town with big attractions. That’s why many visit there to see for themselves the big attraction. As you take on the backwater cruise you will pass across some of the most known attractions of Kozhikode. The Boat water cruise will cross through the Kozhikode beach. This beach is known for its calmness. This beach has two piers and a light house which offers eye-catching views. Then you will cross the Pazhassirajah Museum. You will have an excellent view of this side of life. You can also take pictures of this lively and beautiful scenery. Kozhikode is a important sceneric destination.

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Kollam


You can find Kollam mear the three National Highway. NH47 links Salem to Kanyakumari via Patadakal, Thrissur, Ernakulum and Alleppy. NH220 to Theni and NH208 to Thirumangalam near Madurai. Via train one can reach Kollam from Mumbai by Kanyakumari and Quilon Express and from Delhi by the Kerala Express. All trains which serve Trivandrum Central go to Quilon. Kollam lies between the eight cornered Ashtamudi and the Lakshadweep Sea, at the southern extremity of a network of backwaters. You can see the famous of the place which is the colonial Churches just like the Colonial Cousins and its backwaters. Some of its tourist attraction there is the Thirumullavaram beach, Nahavishnu Temple, Thevally Palace, Neendakara.
Reference: famous india
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Alappuzha


If you want to see a lush greeny backwaters and a number of canals, you can find it here in Alappuzha. The Backwater of Alappuzha usually starts at Alapuzha and ends at Alapuzha. The boats can be hired from the Tourist Jetty near the bus station.

Alappuzha has an unusual feature of having the water in the level of the land. This gives the advantage of having a closer of the village life on the shore while on the backwater fringe. One of the beautiful sights you will see is the Palm fringed narrow canals winding through the vast expanse of paddy fields and the tidy hamlets lined up along both the sides of the canal. The backwater cruise you take on a round of the nearby villages which covers the main attractions of Alappuzha. These cover the places like the Mullackal town, the lighthouse near the beach, the paddy fields, the palm fringed shores and the temple of Alappuzha.


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: sulekha

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Ahmedpur Mandvi


One of the beaches you can find in Junagadh distric of Gujarat State is the Ahmedopur Mandvi. This beahc is one of the finest beach on the coastline of Gujarat. It is beautiful and ferpect of family holiday, family outing, and family vacation.

In nearby village of Diu Island there you can see the water birds and fishing villages. You can see flamingoes and other shore birds there. Chorwad beach, famous for the resort built by Nawab Saheb Mohabbat Khan is near to Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach. Several resorts, private beaches and cottages offering air conditioned rooms and lawns facing towards sea. Magico Do Mar is a famous resort located at Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach. Accommodation is easily available in Ahmedpur Mandvi.
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Jhulta Minar in Ahmedabad City


When you visit Ahmedabad City you will find Jhulta Minar. This is an extraordinary structure. Jhulta Minara is part of the mosque of Siddi Bashir. It is a swaying manarets. It swayed by applying a little force at the peak of the arch. One part of minarets was demolished by and Englisman in his attempt to untravel the mystery of the swaying minarets. The mosque was built by a master craftsmen and the crucial mechanism that causes the shaking is still a mystery. The minars stand the test of the rumbling trains that passes through.
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Monday, January 26, 2009

Calico Musuem in Ahmedabad City

You will be enjoying in you site viewing in Calico Museum in Ahmedabad City. It is one of the finest textile museums in the world in one of Gujarat's famous carved wooden havelis. The museum exhibit a superb collection of rare textiles dating in 17th century. There is also a library on textiles. The Calico Museum is located in the Sarabhai Foundation. In Shahibagh the Calico Museum of Textiles, is widely observed as one of the finest textile museums in the world. It was built in the year 1949 AD.