Yesterday was our last full day in Varkala. We spent the morning on the beach and watched as the fishermen auctioned their catch. After lunch we thought we should take a look in some of the shops on the cliff. Everyday the women sitting outside try to get us inside to have a look.  We made a point of not going in the first couple. The women seem rude. One we heard shouting, "it doesn't cost anything to look, Madame" as a westerner walked by.  We went in to on...

We took our first train journey and we have now arrived at our second destination, Varkala. The train journey was interesting, first of all the trains are incredibly long with different types of cars, we were booked onto the basic chair car, however once the train had pulled in and we had found the carriage there was no room so we sneaked into a sleeper car. When the ticket inspector came round he didn't bat an eye lid....phew! We met another couple who are trave...