Padmanabhapuram Palace
Situated about half way betweent Trivandrum, Kerala and the tip of India at Kanyakumari.
This sprawling palace complex constructed around 1601, continues to be one of the best examples of traditional Kerala architecture.
This place in crowded and requires long lineups to get tickets. Only one person dispenses tickets and they go for lunch from 1h00 till 2h00 but this fact is not posted anywhere. At most tourist attractions in India, tourists are required to pay double fare and here you pay a fee to use your camera(1$). (If you are caught taking a photo without a permit you pay a 500 rupee fine (10$)) Despite what seemed, at first, unfair, it is inexpensive and well worth the visit. (6$ per person). It reminded me of the Alhambra in Granada , hot, mysterious, beautiful and crowded.
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| While the ticket booth is closed for lunch we eat and drink coconuts! |
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| The kings council chamber cool and breezy, surprizingly. |
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| beautiful wood work |
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| There is a long line of people being told to move it! |
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| this is how they keep cool slates on the walls |
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| the Western Ghat Mountains |
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| Many people sleep without mattresses even at Amar Seva Sangham |
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| The Ballroom! the floor is a single slab of stone polished to a mirror finish. |
It's good to be King!
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