Friday, March 9, 2012

Saturday February 25, 2012 – Travel to Kottayam




Our flight was delayed from Dubai to Kochi, India by an hour. It seems there was a little “unrest” in the country of Oman so we had to wait for an hour to get clearance to overfly Oman. We got to Kochi around 4:00am. We were hoping to be able to see the departing members of our 1st team but it wasn’t to be. They were at a departure gate not in sight of the arrival/customs area. We hit a little snag coming through customs. The customs officials didn’t look pleased to see a suitcase full of eyeglasses. He thought they were being brought in to sell. Penny tried to explain they were going to be given away. After a little while customs finally cleared the glasses after a small duty was paid on them.

As we exit the airport we are met by one of gracious hosts Sabu along with two buses to take us to Kottayam. After all the luggage is loaded we load up and head to Pearl Regency Hotel – Kottayam. The trip to the hotel is an adventure by itself. Saw many sights and got to see our first Indian sunrise (through a bus window but still beautiful).
Here are a few of the sites along the way.

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