Cochin Port, Kerala

Posted by admin | TOURISM | Friday 27 November 2009 2:43 am

Cochin is one of the three largest ports of India.  The architect of the modern harbour as Sir Robert Bristow, an Englishmen.  It was declared a major port in 1936.  A Port Trust was formed in 1964.  The beautiful Willington Island on the Vembanad Lake is in between Ernakulam and Mattancherry.  In the east, the island is connected to Ernakulam by a national highway-cum-railway bridge, and in the west to Mattancherry by another bridge.

It is a 780 acre man made island which took its present shape in 1941.  It is named after Lord Willington, a British Viceroy of India (1931-36).

The Cochin harbour is called “The Queen of the Arabian Sea” and “the Gateway of South India”.  This all-weather harbour affords safe anchorage to all types of ships.  The Cochin Naval Base is also situated here. This is a major training centre of the Indian Navy.

Fascinating letter boxes

Posted by admin | Uncategorized | Friday 27 November 2009 2:39 am

For every residential complex, the main entrance usually by the side of the gate, the first sight will be on mail box.  In Ecco mailbox site, where we can find convenient ways of different ecco mailboxes.  For house owners and industrial belt areas who search through this site not only for the considerably concession and also for quality service meted out and whoever need ecco mailbox.  Fuoriserie is a leading product manufacturer of ecco mailboxes using high tensile material.  They use 18 gauge brass and the mail box is plated with copper.  During the course of period, the oxidation takes place as the box is kept open and the color of the box getting darker giving a grand look.  The slide on screw to mounting purpose is at the bottom of the box and the two mounting through  holes on the back at 6 3/8” distance at the top centre is the complete fixing process of this beautiful ecco wall mount mailbox.

The ecco e4 mailbox is made of Satin Nickel weighing about 7 lbs is also from Fuoriserie.  The ecco e6 mailbox is also available made on bronze or brass material which is wall mounting type. The ecco e7 mailbox is made of solid brass having a big lid with transparent doors.  The ecco e8 mailbox is available in two different colors in black and rust brown and also offered at discount rates up to 15%.

Kuttanad, Kerala Tourism

Posted by admin | TOURISM | Wednesday 25 November 2009 11:32 am

Rice is the staple food of the people of Kerala.  Kuttanad is the granary of South Kerala.  (Palaghat another region of extensive rice cultivation is in north Kerala).  Kerala’s general landscape of hills and valleys changes here, and one can see vast acres of plane land and paddy fields criss-crossed by rivers, rivulets an canals.  here and there in the vastness of green fields are little islands of somewhat higher ground full of coconut palms.  Under the shaes of the palms are small huts, where people engaged inthe fields live.

During the time of cultivation, the water is drained off using thousands of pump sets and Kuttanad turns to be a region of intensive agricultural activity. Especially in the harvest season thousands of agricultural workers rech here from various places.  The season has a festive appearance.  The snake boat race at Champakkulam is a colourful festival attractiong thousands of tourists in July-July every year.

Shilpashetty and Raj Kundra’s marriage

Posted by admin | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized | Tuesday 24 November 2009 2:21 am

On November, 22nd Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s marriage held in a grand manner near Mumbai at Khandala.  Shilpa look gorgeous in her red burgundy sari and Raj Kundra also looked nice in his Sherwani.  Many celebrities attended the wedding ceremony.  A grant reception will be held at London.