Awesome Kanyakumari and Nagarcoil....

well..im back from my trip of Kanyakumari and Nagarcoil...n what an amazing trip it was...had an amazing time with 11 other frnds..who made the trip worth the fun it was :)....heres a detailed account of the trip..

Day 1 : we left on a hot sunday afternoon...bunked a few classes...all of us got into a minibus and sped off towards towards the southern most part of mainland India (kanyakumari)...we stopped on the way near Madhurai for a tea break..n took a few pics of the western ghats behind us..they looked beautiful at the time of sunset..after a long drive we finally reached nagarcoil at around midnight...got ourselves a decent hotel and checked in..and crashed on the beds...slept like a log..lol

Day 2: got up at arnd 8...got ready..we all had breakfast..n then around 10 we all headed off towards this waterfall sight called Thiruparappu Falls..n it was a decent place to visit..not a great waterfall or anything..but the fact that 12 of us were there to have fun..we had just jumped in got wet...n had fun there...ended up spending abt 2 hrs in the running water..it was amazing on a hot day :)..

after that we headed of to this place called Mathar Bridge...this is an amazing bridge..its a walkway..with a water canal sort of a thing running alongside..it pretty tall...n the view from the bridge is amazing..lush green surroundings everywhere...beautiful mountains on the back..n green coconut n banana plantations in the front :)...went down to the small river flowing there and all of us posed for some nice snaps...

we had lunch after tht and then went to a place called Muttom Beach near Nagarcoil...this was one of the best beaches i ve seen....so clean..so calm..no crowd...just the sand..sea n a few rocks...amazing place to watch a sunrise or a sunset...and pretty romantic...climbed a few rocks...saw crabs roamin arnd...posed for a few pics...and heard the sea roar as the night fell...it looked so beautiful at the twilight time...just fantastic...

left the place arnd 7pm..got back to our hotel..n went out for diner...had a beer with frnds..dined..came back..n slept..had to get up at 4am..lol

Day 3: Got up at 4am...we all got ready n left by arnd 5 for Kanyakumari..the southernmost point of mainland India to watch the sunrise...we reached there arnd 5.30 n had an hr before sunrise..so we all went to the beach..n just roamed arnd here n there for a while..found ourselves a nice spot on some rocks near the beach with the water splashing arnd them to watch the sun come out of its abode...it was a lil cloudy so we missed the actual sun rising frm behind the water on the horizon view..but nonetheless..when the sky turned orange n the sun came out a lil frm behind the clouds..it was a sight to watch...slowly the entire waterscape got illuminated and the sight was amazing..literally :)..we then went to the Vivekananda memorial thats built on a rock on the sea...its a nice place to go to...gives a very calm feeling..and the view was awesome...totally surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal......by the time we finished sight seeing n having fun..it was lunch time...had lunch at Kanyakumari itself at a decent restaurant....

the next halt was Padhmanabhan Palace near Nagarcoil...its the Palace of the King of Travancore..one of the ancient Kingdoms in India...its the largest wooden palace in Asia..with alot of amazing designs n all on the wooden structure..its a decent tourist place to go to...ended up spending some time there...having fun...n by the time we finished all this it was late evening...

so we headed back to the hotel..took rest for a while..had diner..n then decided to get back..it was already 10pm..n we had a long 10hrs drive ahead of us thru the night...

finally reached my institute at 6am..n headed back to class at 9.30am..lol...

im a lil sleepy now...but here are some pics : )

a view of the countryside near Nagercoil

another view of the countryside

on top of the Thiruparappu Falls

The Mathar bridge...awesome walking bridge :)

view from one side of the bridge

view from the other side of the bridge

muttom beach

another view of the muttom beach


twilight zone at muttom beach :)

at Kanyakumari

Thiruvaluer statue in the middle of the sea at Kanyakumari before sunrise

the sun breaking thru the clouds..

The Vivekanada memorial on The Rock, pic from the boat we were on :)

confluence of the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

a view of the ceiling inside Padhmanabhan Palace

the coast from The Rock in the sea

the endless ocean and seas together :)

cheers!!more pics on orkut and picassa..lemme knw ur views :)

enjoy!!