The past two days have been quite something. We started by driving to a 461 year old temple, Padmanabhapuram, with some incredible wood work and structural design. The building was built in such a way that it was passively ventilated and remarkable comfortable inside while being close to the 90s outside. After this, we continued our travels to the southernmost point of India for a one night sojourn. According to Jerry, this area is one of the largest tourist destinations for Indians, but not so visited by other countries. One thing that is unique is the fact that you can see the sunrise over one major body of water and set over another. It is also unique because it is the confluence of three major water bodies; the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea. After a night watching the sunset and navigating the throngs of people around the beachfront shops, I was ready to go to bed. The next morning we woke early to be on the roof of the hotel before sunrise. The vantage was incredible; there were no other structures to obfuscate our view of the coastline. Before heading back to Thiruvananthapuram, we spent some time at Kanyakumari. I’m sick of trying to get the internet here working long enough to upload pictures, I will add them later.
The early morning view from our hotel.
The view tower and the sunset we viewed.
The view tower and the sunset we viewed.
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