Through Kerala's mountains ...

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Aerial view of Periyar area ...
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... tea plantations and spices ...

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Scenery in Cardamom county with tea plantations...
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... coffee (foreground) and tea (background) .. |
... again tea and pepper (vines on the trees)
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... on the way: direction Kottayam ...more tea plantations (below) |
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... in Cardamom County ...

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... Velankanni Matha Church on Pattumala Hill ...
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... and a view downhill (below) ... |

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A pit stop along the road to Aleppuzha ... the shop close by sells betel nuts among other things (below left) |

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