City Of Lord Anantha : Thiruvananthapuram Aka Trivandrum #indianin5k #southindiaitinerary

Tripoto
16th Nov 2018

Sunset in the Arabian Sea

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Trivandrum Palace of Royal Family near Padmanabh Swamy temple
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An Evening with school friend at Shankumugham beach
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Kovalam Light house
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Varkala cliff

So , I got my training centre for ILP as Trivandrum , and hence I landed into this God's own country Kerala and my attempt to explore south India started.

So what to do in Trivandrum :

Kovalam Beach : It is 16 kms from the city , you can get a bus to the Kovalam beach from market . Kovalam has a light house and the night life is pretty chilled here.

Varkala beach and Varkala cliff : Yes, this has been my most fav beach so far , around 30 kms from the city. You can take a train which shall drop you to the varkala junction but I chose to ride .

The Varkala beach is also known as PaapNasham beach. The nightlife here is pretty awesome. I visited this beach thrice and you get to enjoy a pretty chilled nightlife with some foreigners.

Varkala cliff has the most active nightlife : Unique red sandstone cliff formations by the Arabian Sea with steps leading to a popular beach.

Shankumugam beach : So the people will ask you to visit this beach but I did not like it much . It is not as clean as the Kovalam and the Varkala beach. Rather it is the Kerala version of the Mumbai Chowpatty!

Padmanabhswamy Temple : It is located in the East Fort. It is believed to be the world's richest temple. Also there are Kuthira Mallika palace of the royal family . ALso there is Maharaja swathi thirunal office.

Perumathura and Muthalapozhi : Sleepy village near to Trivandrum. If you are fond of riding bike, this is a place you should ride to.

I had my first tinder date here. The scenic beauty , the sound of the sea, the Fishermen fishing in the sea, the rocks on the side give you a perfect romantic feel!

It accompanies the Muthalapozhi backwaters.

Be aware of the Rickshaw walas over here and be ready to bargain. They charge you a lot .

Trivandrum Palace of Royal Family near Padmanabh Swamy temple

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

An Evening with school friend at Shankumugham beach

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

Kovalam Light house

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam
Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

Varkala cliff

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

St. Andrews beach

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zoo

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Trivandrum zoo

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Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

coffee at Kovalam beach

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muthalapozhi

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perumathura bridge

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backwaters

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Kovalam lighthouse

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Kerala backwaters

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varkala cliff

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam
Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

tinder date

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varkala beach

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Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

Padmanabhswamy Temple

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Kovalam beach

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Shankumugham beach

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam

St. Andrews beach

Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam
Photo of Muthala Pozhi Harbor, Thazhampalli, Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala by Neelam