SECOND SEM FEILD TRIP

ALAPPUZHA

                Alleppey, is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district of Kerala state of southern India  Alappuzha is a city and a municipality in Kerala with an urban population of 174,164 and third among the districts having highest literacy rate in Kerala. In 2016 centre for science and environment rated Alappuzha as the top cleanest town in India followed by Mysuru &panaji Alappuzha is considered to be the oldest planned city in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the city is the first of its kind along the Laccadive sea coast (reference encyclopaedia of Kerala in Malayalam language).

Alappuzha is situated 28 km from Changanssery, 46 km from kottayam and 53 from kochi and 155 kilometres (96 mi) north of trivandrum A town with picturesque canals, backwaters , beaches and lagoons, it was described as the one of the places known as the "Venice of the East" by Lord Curzon. Hence, it is known as the "Venetian Capital" of Kerala. Malayalam is the most spoken language.

We also visited Krishnapuram palace.The guide of the palace gave us a vast  history of the palace.It was build aa the guest house of the king .It was not only a palace it contained many historical pieces and equipments.

 

Then we had a visit to the sankar cartoonist museum .The museum was situated right at the road side.It included a lot of paintings , his cartoon work etc.visiting the museum gave us a splendid experience to our eyes

 

 

Then we had a houly trip in alapuzha lake by houseboat.I was very thrilled as it was my first experience.The area was really beautiful. It was rich in scenary.I have no more words to describe the beauty of it.

 

Finally we played sometime and the evening at a

Alapuzha beach and winded up our trip.It was a great experience.