Tranquil, Wayanad.

<div style="text-align: left;">I was going through some old photographs from a few years ago and was hit by a huge wave of nostalgia.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499156598884006754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYb-7B81yHizeOyaEX-JYeavV-G9ptE2xG0aTCMurq0ndzrlEw1kaTKd-bTo00ssZFoEae-zOKovugX0qYNePzwlJeZfi2MmncIcyxrsB1m9R7OIbKy7FSnrOAcfWZj9eMHSbdpi4lf4/s400/DSCN5168.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had gone to Wayanad, Kerala for a holiday during the monsoons and stayed at a beautiful home-stay called <b><a href="http://tranquilresort.com/homestay.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Tranquil</span></a></b> nestled in a private coffee plantation. The lush green surroundings with meticulously maintained garden, the hospitality of the family, homemade jams & jellies, the friendly dogs and those chilly evening conversations with amazing company left us feeling completely warm and fuzzy inside.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157972557107442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXY7WbhlZ2gdmpxge7W92oYdT95SgZfUiLy0WBBaQc59g0cmjzD9ZUIUdkD6i_cKDQjfZzQRsU7r_spl4hGTysZcJSGOXpmiaws0kqxfZ5KOctfxjg1jK9INRs9rMJMP6OzN5bYUktLKs/s400/DSCN5210.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div>What I wanted to share with all of you is the fantastic variety of flora & fauna <i>(eeks, sounds too technical;-)</i> and how the indoor and outdoor spaces blend so beautifully into each other.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499160612185048850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nvaxTw2E8eJptPzz0RHMMYhm96kVPC4I_JwP0x_j140AxvaUrOSGFYp7RAg6SB4Yje34oGuVlXZ8SEQsXVXYGOIEg0a9znkfSW6a4hZ2xYCriIrQs1BJZnITb-SD16ODVu9h2VS72Tw/s400/DSCN5122.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157999686254626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUt2gKd9TSZxEDn7CSS3z1_ewMyagD7t9zeo0KNC8cJ1TCertqUmIhoXTfhJW8U7phtUb1c84uFHWJXD-uRalyn7hutkKfPDUP5S3eWRojKDeytuWxjtnaGYJg4y8lgzXhBvvHPmMHQA/s400/DSCN5148.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Raindrops drenching the bright red petals...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157977885046834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQfVI5cdifOxfMXs2e3bjo5rlZuEupfuJ3qgV0jyhLy_x6kYClvXUEVevar6RWm-W782Wle3Yj1zd-l9SORK56WGB1GaCSXEpfaaRR7DIHJnEB4NNhmnZf1fIzFGEZIG7PGntAhgr90c/s400/DSCN5152.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was a gurgling stream inside the plantation!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157989553238914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEvtFiM1pYh4SI1lcfj6voDk9SM2HUpp_vKa0WrJyfb9MeBD7TlVLvPZRgo2XpJFerPwpYAgTXlJSiAV6VCz0mUhaQ8-BcvSAh0Iozq37Bk1vVfqDiurtpVbmY78J3jVRdjBgyqATViQ/s400/DSCN5160.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">A treehouse where we spent hours reading...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157557602875474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlJneeke0YX-ZJMCYB3q-vTeaNT4U-ysiId20a8DKOQmZBD_JxNdlNiIkQ2uAZ8nCxmptcunOl5BaG9WWho9wuKakWumW-WtJOUBG6DqMOLAy_KWTYETi2A1cPiWZETPTa3Pj2nmDUUg/s400/DSCN5208.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peperomia(?) Plant lovers, help me here:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499156615198026242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3UkUwhzIl9lysyChz85_qNAJIOyzoAOmml-jCZpZCIeGg38f1h6zlSywxq0FWCePxXtH4r2kfx2R9O4AxddXUYgooQi4KKcSoJzc_8bTcwtrl7OTNpKCQZpya9aeoRA1jyorQ3Yss6c/s400/DSCN5202.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Flowers floating in traditional Kerala Urlis and stone mortar & pestle..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157560971580306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFKyzFwyJXijf-xHEB4FAdkdcVrz5SswEQn8AjIN4Psml07xYXyZcftGQZJ4eJIrdcoWBySKfOifu1joeayFbKH3W42lQ2FJsafp2r1fyUvbPHuPQsqgBXP2YRnevf6O9Z4VsItKnELc/s400/DSCN5209.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Floating cabbage varieties...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157545794004962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6s-Zh72-aXgCcSw2JbMoyhYQmLU0rQ-l4vdZ0x3eXSC-KzCX4KKVabw4DXeEk5OtVEwHcGAMz3RXvwe8kkbSjVoQ6C3K1fxyEjWAFbnqoNnDCdxcFz0LuqZ7AR7QM8nnK8pvKGW90qY/s400/DSCN5206.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Lovely stand with natural garden accessories... </span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499157538935852226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0x0zMV_zSXkFL4bxHE8BqpgL5XS1LG1IyL-9RQeb72PtusQGbVJLwvHeYJDdZM-x4Q4uHsaP0zYQQxbyOWsbp2DoUyvGqQtEKM8EuDi4Ci-NIltDush6l6Zkmoqhu7x_xq5bbn22L9Zc/s400/DSCN5205.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">The open dining area surrounded by lush greenery.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499156604304702306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX_Egt_ejs8PvKk8KHyQX9UgyUT6QtEn1GSFbGwEB4s0XCIGjr_MtvOuRFd_dEaZ0Su2td_ytmoaiX1v2QEZW2Ko7plhJiMQ2XgjLm98yZIcwPs-zfd52PFWMIVwExgPyqyKS9hI-SdA/s400/DSCN5177.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Table set for breakfast, with home-made preserves and jams:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499156613194900098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAh8bPK5ZS9rps7Dq7TJVEWyBfl_jCcXMqGU9yNECdauUbkCmcoenjAmybAoMA0Sng1Aajowr1kQmsfieSwynmdCMsPBDAKeVwNeR3eh0Tg5bQE8e-8GQ8axSG5mT_J6cWA2laymnt6j4/s400/DSCN5201.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499156620915852722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c5QLggrKYOUOJhM1U-N-qcAvoQihwBlXNagESgD0qqzHqIYTkjTNVDewH-w5nlbs7Ha7td3UO6OVLd2u4oBQklvPGpIP3HK__Cg-Jz2xZyqaOyp_X5TtxyBtegxFcKU5KbguKYlFMrU/s400/DSCN5203.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plants curling themselves around pillars & pipes...</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499160620691742530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8DJDgnME8qT5KZEMpURrYoE8I31WwvbQ3l2tnoGtYs2GFTKuN1JB2nBxWRzdCWv7WCjaOEJhRHA5JHRAQpJ1VvuQpRlM839b_qTPNsrUa7SwWuNIHqdpMPql1sHhPREIACBNDjadEFE/s400/DSCN5144.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Magical chimes on display...</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499160626832872898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RKFEinmY4zjMWA6qXy-Y36RWZPFKM1ajC7KY9RXuq8DY1qBjWZ6FYXDtDiuSEwM91Pq_yYCDPECON39H6rcao3blpDqLX3DOYEP9BBtW3rF_zbb9eFtPTJcwuvYEkgSgvqYPdHox6yc/s400/DSCN5145.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Anthoriums and other exotic plants line the outer wall...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sigh* Hope all of you liked this Monsoon getaway!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the rains.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">( Images by Arch)</span></i></div>

Tranquil, Wayanad.

I was going through some old photographs from a few years ago and was hit by a huge wave of nostalgia. We had gone to Wayanad, Kerala for a ...

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