Carefree Travel Daze: pre-COVID - Trivandrum, Kerala, India (1-Day)

I flew in on an early January morning from New Delhi, disembarking at Thiruvananthapuram airport from the flight at 8:30 in the morning. Just the previous day, my friend from Nepal had enriched me with a gift from Delhi Duty Free, and with it driving my enthusiasm, I packed my fav Unibic biscuits and Alo Frut juice and a couple of PBJ sandwiches.

And awayyyyy we goooo! - Rick, in Rick & Morty when they (plus Summer( start the split universes episode).

Taking off from IGI Terminal 3, I had to go through the ‘domestic passengers on international flights’ route, which was something new to do, which I really don’t mind [when it] happens now and then
(Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down).

Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō - that's the Lotus Sutra, for those of you who might not know. Very peaceful, it is.

A huge Buddha head is smack dab in the middle of the terminal, and makes for an excellent selfie background. I took a normal pic for the archives, and ambled on down to the gate.

With the moon still high up, we took off as I made myself comfortable. Chilling as is my wont, I read an article about the Great Ocean Road, which is in Oz, my fav destination. I had the row to myself, and splayed out accordingly to catch forty winks. That wasn’t about to happen.

An empty row/mostly empty plane, wayyy before COVID made it de facto/de rigueur. Tragic state right now.

Our way in the sky saw us go through (and narrowly avoid) a massive thunder cloud, and I took a few storm cell videos. Around a quarter past six, the sun lit up the horizon on our left, and the moon hung around till seven.

A rudimentary meal later, I made a time lapse of the landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport.

I was part of the majority getting off at Thiruvananthapuram. Immediately on getting a network, I requested a visitor’s pass online, for the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Space Museum.

Spotting a road sign that put Kanyakumari (we had visited it in March last year) at 111 kilometers, I also espied a doppelganger of my car in the by-lane on the way to the Space Museum. Spirals pervade my life.

There are strict no-photography rules in place, so I deposited my bag, phone and everything else except my wallet. ID check later, I hitched a short ride in a passing govt vehicle and was dropped at the Museum.

I wish I could have taken pics, but most of the exhibits are virtually viewable at the website. I watched the movie in the theater and went back appreciative of the Indian space missions. GPS location below.

Wandering out, there was a Delhi Darbar restaurant, which brought back some memories of Patna. A wholesome lunch later, I headed to Shanghumukham Beach. The waves were good and I tweeted a video of them rolling in and out of the beach. The cover image of this post is it.

Tracing my name in the sand to be washed away by the tide, I reverted to the airport and clicked the Kathakali dancer and Nandi (steed of Shiva, if I’m not mistaken) statues at the escalators. The sun set as we flew north, and I made a night-time landing time-lapse.

And that, my dear patient readers, brings this lightning trip to Trivandrum to an end. If you'd be so kind, consider supporting me.

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Read about my trips to Tirthan Valley (Himachal) & Chandra Taal (Spiti).

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