Indeed a lot of people like to call Alleppey (official name Alappuzha) as the Venice of India. I was in Alleppey last month and was fortunate enough to experience the unique life that people in the area lead. As there is water ways everywhere of all sizes, people have adapted to the same just like fish to water. We took a few houseboats as well as small boat rides in the backwater and the experience was an eye-opener. Nowhere in India are people so much adapted to a life of using canals and boats in their day to day life as in backwaters of Kerala, which is also the home of famous snake boat race.
Just like you and I will have a bike or a car, almost every house hold in the area will have a small canoe or boat that is used for all day to day activities. Our day started on a small boat and we went to some villages situated on both side of the internal canals. It was a very interesting experience to watch the day to day life in the backwaters of Kerala. Most of the internal canals are not very wide and only small boats can go into them, leaving the bigger houseboats only on the main water ways. As it is difficult to reach these small villages quickly by road transport, people use boats to carry their produce to the main canals, from where trucks come and carry the rice to the wholesaler. This is not only cost effective but also quicker.
This is just too cool Vrinda. And many thanks to you Shaguna, for the production work.
Thank you. Creating the video was a quite a learning experience. Stay tuned for more :)
Lovely video, Kuhu. Very impressive. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures. God bless you.
Thanks! Kuhu (Vrinda) has already planned a list of travels that she would like to share.
Well done Shaguna. Look forward for more video posts here on ghumakkar from you.
Thanks, it’s great to get encouragement, we are on it! :)
Amazing video… Smart Vrinda rocked… Kudos!
Great video, this will surely instill interest among the kids before visiting London.
Thanks! London is quite interesting and fast paced and there’s loads for kids to do there.
Excellent, Vrinda. Keep it up.
Thanks a lot!
I like her confidence! If the travel bug has bitten her already, am sure she will see most places around the World before she hits her twenties!
Excellent work, Vrinda! Keep up the good work!
Amen! Thanks for the encouragement Archana :)
Vrinda, you have done an excellent work. I have seen many elders talking about London, but such a good presentation from a child, is simply awesome. Keep it up. Would look forward to your next video. God bless
Thank you so much. The next videos will be shared on ghumakkar soon!