Varkala

Pouring the beer in to mugs just in case someone would think there was drink served. The bottle is wrapped in newspaper. It is strange as many places have placards outside announcing Happy Hour and list a variety of cocktails.






Met two nice women at Cafe del Mar here in Varkala. One of them, Barbara, lives here full time, the other is traveling around southern India for a month. We had good chats and meals together roamed over to the temple at the top of the beach where the Hindu gather each Sunday to honour their dead and scatter the ashes of those newly died. We had Indian breakfast of Dosas there in a restaurant overlooking the temple holy pool. The non tourist restaurants are really very basic and quite dirty but the food is very good.



The peaceful get together at the Rock and Roll cafe celebrating the 11 Nov was interrupted shortly after I left by the police who came in and started beating all around them with hockey sticks. They are clearly not in to people enjoying themselves especially if there is any booze around. The smiling lads that were serving had to run for it and several were put in gaol for the night and charged the next morning. Many of the tourists were appalled and signed a petition to say so - not a great image for attracting visitors.