Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Kumarakom

We are here in this fabulous hotel, surrounded by water, lagoon and palms.

Our bungalow overlooks the peaceful lagoon, its sounds being squawks of birds, and no muezzin. It is extravagant luxury. For example, we have a bathroom with nine towels, as big as a double bedroom and not only a bath - the first one we've seen and one with a shower attachment, but two showers - one inside and one outside in a completely enclosed tiny courtyard with pebbles, decorative brass urns and blossoming trees into which exotic birds fly to sip the nectar. You can watch them from the bath through the large picture window.

However, it does not have the ever present bucket, jug and hose next to the loo, strange to Western eyes, but useful for washing, for shaving water (no sink plugs) and refreshing when suffering from s&d.

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