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We parked here to get to the bird sanctuary |
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A canal |
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at the bird sanctuary... the tourist rate was 45 rupees. We only had to pay 5 to get in... That's about 12 cents. |
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A gecko |
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at the sanctuary... we saw more "other" wildlife than birds... next time go in the early morning, however, we did see many birds on the lake. |
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My boyfriend... |
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He was feeling much better! |
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At the point... |
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We reached the end of the bird sanctuary path and decided to take a canoe instead of walking back. |
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Saying goodbye |
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after he dropped us off at our boat |
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Happy Singing Guys! |
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You could here them for quite a while down river... they were singing and clapping really loudly. It was fun! |
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Boys playing in the water |
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Brushing his teeth... |
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Wow... we could never quite get used to the idea of people bathing and doing laundry in this water, but brushing your teeth takes the cake. Ewwwww! |
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Oxymoronic |
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This scene was very familiar... backwoods living with obvious signs of technology in your backyard. |
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We stopped at a village |
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to see a 500 year old house... this path took us there. |
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Me and my sunburn... |
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next to the rice paddy |
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Welcome |
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to the Chavara House... This guy was born in 1805 and became a St. with the Catholic Church. Check out the placque for dates and events |
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The house |
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where he was born |
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Doing laundry... |
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I probably saw more than 100 women doing laundry and still it continued to fascinate me |
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A Kingfisher |
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We saw dozens of these beautiful birds, but this picture was my favorite |
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More laundry |
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They'd get the clothes wet, soap them up and beat them on that rock, dunk them, beat them, dunk them, beat them. I guess it's not so bad if you only have 2 or 3 outfits. |
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Rice fields |
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Most of the fields we saw were below the water level of the river. It was quite odd. |
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The orange church |
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We didn't stop, so I'm not sure of it's significance other than it's color. |
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The Snake Boat |
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This thing fits 120 people. They race these things every year around Alleppey. Supposedly it's a big deal. |
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Chopping leaves |
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For what? No idea. |
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Sunset |
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Day 2 on the boat is over. |
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