Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti in collaboration with Abhinav
Travels Kolkata had organized a trip to Kerala during the session –break of 2016-17,for classes V,
VI, VII. Altogether 96 students accompanied by 8 teachers along with the Principal Ma’am went for the trip. It was a
trip of 7 days from 23rd March to 30th March.
On 23rd March we took the
morning flight from Guwahati to Cochin.That evening we visited the Marina beach. The next morning we went to see the
St. Francis church and the tomb of Vasco
da Gama and also visited the Cemetery beach. The next morning we left for
Munnar, which is like a paradise on earth. Both
sides of the road were lined with lush green tea gardens and the sight
was enchanting. We stopped to see a dam and then we were taken to a tea factory
where we were shown how the tea leaves
are crushed, dried , rolled and sieved to make tea. A very informative talk was
given on the benefits of drinking green tea and the children learnt about the
medicinal qualities of green tea and its therapeutic uses. Munnar is also famed
for its spices and the moment one enters the region, one gets the aroma of
spices. Everyone bought a lot of spices to take back home.
From Munnar we travelled
to Alleppey and went straight for a boat ride down the back-waters. It
was a beautiful journey down the canals dotted with
coconut palm trees and filled one with a sense of peace. The
next day we visited the holy shrine of
Padmanabha temple.Inside was a huge
statue of Lord Vishnu in a reclining
position.It is an ancient temple almost
500 years old. Next to the temple was
the palace of the Chera king, which was beautifully carved in wood.It was
filled with priceless treasures
including paintings, potteries, statues and ancient arms.The history of the
last ruling dynasty was explained in detai by a guide.l.
The following day we went to Kanyakumari to visit the
Vivekanada Rock Memorial. We had to cross over to the island by launch. . It is
a historic place where Swami Vivekananda
meditated and got enlightenment.. There is a huge rock temple
on top of a hill from where you
can see the merging of the waters of the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and the
Arabian Sea.
Finally we reached Trivandrum and was
completely overwhelmed by the beauty of the
Kovalam beach, where the children really
enjoyed themselves. On 30th morning we took the flight and returned back to
Guwahati, totally refreshed and rejuvenated, learning a lot about Kerala and
arealising why Kerala
is called God’s own country.
We would like to offer our heartfelt gratitude to Principal Ma’am for making this trip happen and giving us an opportunity to
visit the beautiful state of Kerala..