What can I do in Thiruvananthapuram?

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You can take a long romantic walk with me here:
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you can also play with lions!
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thanks :p

Answer 2

There are boat trips on the waterways, the excellent performances at the Cultural Centre,which is quite informal and has classical Indian music and dance plus many other types of shows and talks.
There are a number of festivals through the year, both Hindu and Christian. There are Catholic, Anglican, and Evangelist churches and many temples including one that is over 2000 years old.
http://www.thekeralainfo.com/kerala-fest… . . . .
http://www.ayurvedamonline.com/kerala-fe… . . . . . . .
The harbour area where the boats leave from for the waterway trips is very pleasant to visit and you can have a meal there with great scenery across the water and lots of shade under the trees.
There are concerts and shows in several theatres and outdoor venues. The Muncipal Offices building has a large space with lawns and paths and several benches, supplemented by rows of chairs for occasional performance evenings.
A must see is the Kathakali performances for which Kerala is renowned.
http://www.cyberkerala.com/kathakali/ . . . . .
You will also find Ayurvedic clinics all through Kerala, with daily, weekly, or longer programs of therapy. Be careful to use only fully accredited clinics having a proper license and qualified staff.
http://www.toxycure.com/ . . . . .
A good place to stay is the Tourist Board hotel which is only a few minutes walk from the Municipal Offices.
It is a magnificent building with superb service for a very low price by western standards, but the reality of India is apparent when you see the people living under sheets of cloth or polythene tied to the outside of it's surrounding wall and it gets rather embarrassing when a smartly uniformed gate guard salutes you as you walk through the ornate iron gateway and a series of staff members open doors for you wherever you go in the hotel.
The regulation pure English breakfast of cornflakes followed by egg,bacon etc isn't quite the same when you have somebody pouring the milk and expecting a 'when' or 'enough,thankyou' and another is hovering with the tea pot in hand and you feel like an exhibition piece performing the ritual of The English Breakfast.
Still, the rooms are incredible for the money, with marble sinks, luxury baths, and even marble swimming pools in some of the suites available.
There is a large pool outside with beautiful lawns and flower beds which are watered daily, while the people living by the wall outside struggle to find enough money to buy one decent bottle of drinkable water and a meal every day.
That's India, but we learn to do as the locals do and just accept the reality, since not one of us can change it.
Despite the hearbreaking sights, India is very enjoyable to visit, and especially the green India of Kerala with it's many miles of beautiful waterways, and millions of coconut trees sheltering waterside villages where the children have more smiles than you will ever see at home, despite the poverty.
All the boys above nine or ten years old can name almost the entire England cricket team and most dream of going to engineering college or of playing cricket for India, or both.
Cricket is everywhere, in small spaces and on the dusty almost green scrubby grass of the parks in the cities, and in the settlements in the endless coconut groves that cover hundreds of square miles of Kerala and stretch as far as the eye can see, even from the hills.
Be careful where you eat. Class A western style restuarants are mostly good, but eating at roadside stalls and in the local style cafes carries a strong threat of Giardia and other gut infections.
It is best to take some suitable medication with you, arranged through your local medical centre or GP, but pharmacies are plentiful in the towns and are very very cheap. All are run by qualified pharmacists with excellent English and are licensed by the State of Kerala.
An excellent and amusing book to read before you go is the lovely Booker Prize winner from Arundhati Roy called "The God of Small Things" about boy and girl twins growing up in a small town in Kerala where their family runs a pickle factory. A Bar Nowl sits on a bar in the roof at times. The children are adorable and have their childrens' ways like children everywhere, and go off on adventures by the river, but the family, like families everywhere, have some big problems, and there is tragedy when their cousin visits from England.
It is a stunning book for it's observations of people, who are no different there than here, and of the political and social issues that affect both rich and poor in beautiful Kerala. Once read, it is never forgotten, and the central theme stays forever. Despite the tragedies there are wildly amusing moments and observations that give the book a good balance and make the the reading of it an easy task.
"It all began when the Love Laws were laid down The Laws that lay down who could be loved. And how. And how much."
You can often find a copy in the Oxfam bookshops or other charity shops or buy new through Waterstones or other bookshops.
Enjoy India. It is well worth the trip for the sights and sounds of Indian culture and the life all around you.
Have fun and take care.
Namaste.

Answer 3

you can see the real beau ti in Thiruvananthapuram and make your trip memorable

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