India. Kerala. Indian Rivers and Lakes Near Alleppey

Today we will have an exciting trip inland waters near Kerala Alappuzha (Alappuzha read), you can still talk Allappey (Alapi). This is the sixth city in population of Kerala. It is surrounded by a multitude of channels, lakes and lagoons is why it could not avoid the label Venice of the East. By Alapi can be reached by land and by water. We highly recommend choose water connections.

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Another attraction Alapi water, channels and times of quiet factories, Vembanad Lake (Vembanad lake), an area of ​​2035 square meters. km. length 95 and width 14 km. This is the longest lake in India and, of course, the biggest reservoir of Kerala.

Waves cut through the vast expanses of the lake hausboty (house boat):

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They are dark-tmuschaya:

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The lineup presented as small and large hausbotamy — floating residence there for a company of any size:

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Hausboty — a true home on the water. Will have no difficulty to rent a boat for 2-3 days and do not worry that you will be without food, as each hausbot equipped kitchen:

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Without a comfortable bed and you will not stay.

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In the cozy living room to enjoy dinner and admire the nature:

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This place devoted captain:

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The process of creating boats divided into two parts. First, you create the skeleton of the boat. Incidentally, the new law for core use is forbidden tree, so all the new boats are made of metal. This law — not the usual whim of government, and a sincere concern for their citizens as a collision increases the likelihood of casualties among the passengers and crew members (Indians, mostly not swim). Next frame ready to ship drained the water and begins the second stage of the process.

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Wizards begin to create interior and exterior:

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To create a boat takes about 3-4 months:

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Two cabins and a dance floor on the second floor:

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Multi hausbot.

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Rental hausbota Day with the crew will cost you 100 US dollars and above.

If hausbot have no money, and the desire to enjoy the scenery stronger reasons, your service public service transport. In just a few rupees you will be here this passenger vessels:

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For unpresentable appearance hides a rather warm and cheerful atmosphere:

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Boats are run often enough to wait more than 30 minutes you do not have to. We can go to any stop and inspect the neighborhood that we are happy and do:

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Many Indians believe in their own success, so often play the lottery. Lottery ticket, if you wish, there may deliver straight home:

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A little strolling, we again sit in the boat and continue to move toward Alapi.

Local residents are not impressive landscapes, so they while away the time in a dream, but tourists sleep and eagerly admire the surrounding beauty:

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And here is something really:

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Hausboty everywhere one goes is not the first day:

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And someone waits for customers near major hotels:

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Hausboty not only vodohidna equipment on Vembanad Lake:

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In India, we met even floating plate:

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But these small piers are analogues of our bus stops:

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On the way to stop this crew members begin to prepare for mooring:

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When mooring the boat to shore draw and fix by any convenient tab (pipe, wood or something else).

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After disembarking team gives the mooring and heading down the route.

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One of these piers, we decided to go down and cool off a bit:

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While we were swimming:

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On the bank began to gather the audience:

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We did not attract more attention, because waiting for the next ship, hit the road.

We are moving towards Lake:

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On the shore, just a few meters from the water, the traditional Indian life proceeds in the usual leisurely pace:

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Someone hanging clothes, and someone maystruye new fishing net:

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The river banks are quite densely populated:

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The school is still there, on the shore:

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Soon we derive the expanses of Lake Vembanad:

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With us here in a hurry and hausboty:

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The captains of large ships:

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But fishermen have already arrived to its destination. Being the anchor, they expect to catch:

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The rich lake water bait huge number of birds:

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In between searching for food, they peacefully resting on the palms:

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We fuel ends, so the captain "drives" to refuel:

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Cover tank is located right in the cabin:

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Refueling takes about 10-15 minutes:

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And here Alapi:

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A canal runs through the city, so every 50 meters through it transferred crosswalk:

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On the sidelines of waterfowl taxi drivers are:

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Although congestion in the city we have not seen, but probably water transport goods cheaper:

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We landed on the shore, boat vidchalyuye:

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And we go to the hotel to gain strength. Next stop — Kollam.

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