A second opinion on the backwaters.

The Sunday supplement of the New Indian Express newspaper last weekend had an article
about the Alappuzha backwaters. The journalist did the going around not by houseboat, but
a normal boat. A nicely worded article, which catches your instant attention with the catchy
title and the following picture.




Catch the full article at the following location :
http://www.newindpress.com/sunday/sundayitems.asp?id=SET20080726053316&eTitle=Travel&rLink=0


Notes :
1. Toddy is a drink local to South India, which is extracted from the stem of the coconut or
palm tree. White in color, it is sweet when extracted, but gets fermented after few hours
giving it not only a sour taste, but also intoxication.
2. Tapioca is a tuber which is a favourite food item in Kerala. Goes well with hot 'n spicy fish
curry.
3. CPI(M) is the acronym for the Communist Part of India (Marxist), the biggest communist
party in India.