My Trip To KanyaKumari - Day 1 Activities

Continuation to my post - My Trip To Kanyakumari - Day 1 Arrival

After reaching cottage ,we kept our bags and went for having food in the restaurant...Restaurant is like a small house with 4 tables and required chairs.When we were enjoying the beauty of the restaurant ,a guy came in and told us that no food is available as its already past 10.00 am..Oh my God ,they close by 10.00 am..

what we will do next..we thought we will search for some restaurants nearby..we walked towards the gate which is 5 mts walk from our cottage..we checked with the security.He mentioned one SaravanaBhavan nearby..we walked for 5 mts then we could locate Saravana Bhavan..hotel was not that much clean..one vessel filled with chutney was available in all the tables with full flies licking it inbetween :) One guy in typical mallu style came and asked in a tamil cum malayalam language what we want...we ordered for masala dosa ,Plain dosa and Vada..wah it was superb...food was good..Sambhar was very tasty..

We walked back to our cottage and had bath.It was already 12.00 pm..we went to restaurant again..but this time restaurant was filled with people..we could see so many new chairs and tables inside filled up with mallus..2 tourist buses was parked outside..We didn'tget any seat..we went out to take some photos..We returned after some time as it was getting hot..Again back to restaurant..no way..we didn't get seat..we waited for nearly half an hour over there and finally that guy laid banana leaf infront of us..he had only 2 leaves left and one was damaged..then suddenly he asked whether we are hotel inmates..when we told yes he took the leaf and went inside without telling anything to us..

We were left to think about whats happening..so many thoughts came to us..i guessed they maynot provide normal food to inmates...then good or bad food...i was expecting bad..Dileep opinion was to wait and watch..after some time he appeared with 2 thali's full of veg curries + payasam + pappad and rice...Oh so we are give good food in big plates:)Food was too good...i liked it so much that i ordered for all the curries again..veg food but still very good...

We heard that ferry service to Vivekananda Rock closes by 5.00 pm..so we need to reach beach before that..Beach is next to the back gate of our hotel..Road was filled up with big trees and grass...then we saw a peacock walking nearby to us..it was walking as if they are the inmates of the hotel.I was surprised to see so i took nearly 3 photos..

We hurried towards the beach through the back gate of our hotel.When we reached beach ,we saw a big queue for the ferry...by seeing that we changed our plan to go next day morning as we felt queue won't be there..went walking towards Gandhi Mandhir..We didn't enter as we had to keep chapals outside which was huge risk:)so saw Gandhi Mandir from outside..then went to see beach..oh..actually speaking there is no beach where we can play..walls were there where we can sit and enjoy the beach..thah's it..we took some photos posing with Thiruvallur statue and Vivekananda Mandir in the background..

Thirvalluvur Statue + Vivekanda Memorial on the Vivekananda Rock

There were so many photographers there who were taking photo making couples to pose with status in teh background..we got so excited and asked one guy to take our famil photo..he took and gave us slip to collect photos from a nearby shop.. Each photo cost us 40 Rs..he took 3 photos and we paid advance 50 rs and went for exploring further in the beach..

There we saw so many shell sellers...ohh...so many types and shapes of shell were there..i was not able to decide which one to take..finally i took 2 chains made of shell for my kid and then started to try to make sound by keeping shell in my mouth..no sounds :(..that seller was able to make big sound in all the shells which he tried ..i tried nearly 4 and finally left it..hihi..even Dileep also couldn't do ..but he told me that he could do if he would have got some more time:)hihi:)

We went to collect our photo..it was power cut time..so photo was not ready ..we went out again..Hey one guy was sittng there with his parrot...he was ready to tell Dileep's future..:)He chanted something and parrot took some card.By seeing that card ,he started describing future..He mentioned that Dileep will have 2 wifes and only with one he will be able to live and other one he wont be able to:)ohhh..i was not interested in the speech until i heard this...2 wifes???when i am there i wont allow him to go and search for next wife..hmm..i heard the next lines carefully..dileep may go onsite ( he often goes..no doubt about that). he will own a car this year ( sure...we already decided itlong back)...he will have a son now( surely no as that guy saw my kid he knew that my husband may want a boy next...only common sense)..then dileep wont suffer..he will die by the age of 85 ...etc etc..

Dileep got excited when he heard about 2 wifes..wah great..so next thing he wanted to know is my future whether i have 2 husbands:)so bad as per that guy i have only one husband and i will die by the age of 79..so dileep has only 6 years to live with his second wife:)..one more thing he told is that i was meant to be born as a guy but somehow i am born as a lady:)hihi:)Most of my friends will agree that:) We gave 20 rs to him.

Finally that guy posed for our camera..

We went walking towards the sunset point..On the way we saw a Mandir ,Vivekananda Temple,Tsunami Statue..(This was the place were Tsunami hit very badly.Govt is trying to promote the the place by having some decoration and childrens park ..but childrens park was closed for renovation..i heard that they were having fountain show over there..and outsde its likea dumping ground for all wates and i could find all types of people living i meant i could find vessels,washed closthes everything on the way...very very dirty..i donno when Govt will be able to make the place clean..not in near future..)

Mandir + Vivekananda Mandir + Tsunami Statue

Finally we reached sunset point waited there till 5.45...sun set was not seen as sun went behind the clouds...waited for some more time and returned to hotel

On the way we saw aquariam..they had so many fishes on display..i have taken almost all the photos... Have provided a link to the album below..

We had chapathi and chiken curry + Dal fry. from restaurant..Chapathi and chicken curry was very good..went to our cottage and slept peacefully