Through My Lens

This vacation was in the month of Dec 2012 when we were travelling to our own ‘God’s own country’, Kerala. After my visit to the Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvanathapuram we moved to the place called Padmanabhapuram which is in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.We were to this place to see and explore the Padmanabhapuram Palace. I was surprised why a Kerala palace is in Tamil Nadu?  As soon as I reached the place I enquired regarding the same and what I came to know was that even though the palace is located in Tamil Nadu, the palace and its surroundings is owned and governed by the Kerala State. The place called Padmanabhapuram was the capital city of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom. This place is about 60 km from Thiruvananthapuram and around 20 km from Nagercoil.This palace is located in the backdrop of the Veli Hills which is part of the Western Ghats. We reached in the afternoon and then moved to the ticket counter. After some time we assembled at the gate and on...

I was on a personal visit to my home town in the month of Oct 2015 which i usually go and come back after meeting my parents.This time was no different other than that i thought of going to some beach which i came to know from one of my friends who visited when he was in Kerala for my nephew's engagement.The beach is called Ettikulam Beach and this was near the place called Ezhimala where the Indian Naval Academy has come up.Living near by this place, i have never came across this beach's name,but when my friend Mukesh showed me the video of this place i decided to have a look of this place from close quarter.     On a sunny afternoon i decided to go for a travel trail and explore this place.I started my journey from my house through bus and reached Payyanur bus stand.From bus stand i hired a auto to Ettikulam beach.Baiju,that's the name of the auto driver and he soon became very friendly during my journey towards the beach.Alongside the way to the beach,there were smal...