Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin), also known as Cap Com, is at the very southern tip of mainland India, where the Gulf of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea all come together (the southernmost of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are slightly further south, latitude-wise). There are 4 main sights to see (not counting sunrise and sunset, which unfortunately … Continue reading Highlights of Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin)
After 5 days inland, it was nice to see the ocean (oceans!) in Kanyakumari! There is a 133ft statue on a rock island just off-shore, known as the “statue of liberty” of India
At 2:10 in the morning, that is, on a night train that puts me in at 6:30 in the morning. I have a sleeper berth in AC3 class – that’s open compartments of 6 berths (3 per side) with A/C. Since I have a cheap hotel room (Rs160/$4 per 24 hours, I took it an … Continue reading Leaving Madurai late tonight for Kanyakumari
Map of my India trip note that some town names in my “flags” will have slightly different spelling (due to new and old names), but if it sounds close, it’s the same Here is the list of places I visited (with state name for the first time entering a state): Chennai, Tamil Nadu Mamallapuram Pondy … Continue reading Map of India and my stops
These were added in place in the original posts as italicized updates, but I’m putting them here for those of you reading regularly: Kanyakumari: I forgot to mention that at the memorial there is a darkened meditation room with a glowing Om symbol and a recorded Om sound that plays every 30 seconds or soo. … Continue reading Some little updates and new photos