LAST DAY - 04.12.2008

We leave the mountains this morning, in order to get back to Kochi to take our flight back home during the night. Yes, it is our last day in India! Sigh!

Before getting back to Kochi, we drive to Athirapally Waterfalls, they could be the Indian Niagara Falls....

We can walk down to the feet of the falls and there, there is a film shooting. We hear Aishwarya Rai is there and in fact, she is hanging at the end of a rope, for the film purpose, of course. As she is quite in a distance, I only see her long black hair and that she is fully wet. The movie is called "Ravan" and should be released in 2009.

There are many school groups visiting the falls at this time and they are all very excited because of the movie shooting.

Back to Cochin in the afternoon, we still have time to walk around and see the fishing nets again.

We take our driver to a restaurant before heading to the airport at about 10 pm.

India, see you again!

MUNNAR 03.12.08

We visit Eravikulam National Park in the morning.

The Park is home to the Nilgiri Tahr, a kind of mountain goat.

A shuttle takes us from the entrance to the start of the walking path.

All along the path, the views are fantastic.

The path is not very long and when coming to its end, further access is denied, as too dangerous. The mountains also host leopards and tigers, so it is best not to encounter any of them.

We walk near the park and encounter more peaceful animals called cows, grazing next to awesome tea plantations.

Then, we drive further north and we see landscapes that could be seen in the Alps, if it was not for the tea plantations.

We stop at a sugar factory and see how sugar cane is transformed into sugar...

sugar balls....

Boiling....

sugar cane before processing

more waterfalls...

Incredible scenery!