Last Kerala notes and Wedding Videos

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• I saw five different types of bananas for sale in the market - Green, small yellow, big yellow (and pointy), Light red (like an apple), and Brown. My favorite were the small yellow bananas.
• I finally had South Indian coffee at the Cochin airport. It was delicious and gave me a good caffeine buzz for about 10 minutes.
• South Indian Coffee is filter coffee and milk. Regular Indian coffee is just powdered Nescafe and milk; that's what you get if you order coffee at any restaurant or roadside stand.
• I am really going to miss Indian food. I had a very tasty lunch on the train from Kayamkulam to Ernakulam. It was a tray of rice with two sides - some green vegetable, and one big bowl of sambar.
• I gawked at the Western tourist girls wearing bikinis on the beach in Varkala. Honestly, I did like a triple take. I have not seen that much skin in a long time.
• Because there are so many scheduled events at an ashram, being aware of the time is very important. I even bought a cheap digital watch and began wearing it at the ashram. For example, at the ashram, I never wanted to miss the daily tea times at 6am and 4pm. This scheduling reminded me of being at a Club Med or on a cruise ship, where there are important meal times and social events every day.