Travelogue

It was a perfect evening.

The warmth of the evening Sun was refreshing while I sat at the Coffee corner in the Hotel on the seaside. The evening twilight reflection painted a golden hue all over the place and I enjoyed sipping green tea getting soaked in the beautiful sunshine.

I could see the beach clearly through the shades of coconut trees,filled with natives and tourists. In the horizon the setting Sun still looked bright with its rays making the clouds glitter. At the far end of the beach natives were playing with fire crackers being New year day. I imagined how much would have been the festivities there on the previous night of December 31st, 2008.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

The tea was fantastic, a perfect blend of quality greentea. I prefer to take green tea without milk and sugar,that is the correct method to take it as you all may be knowing. It was served perfectly as per my order by the smiling and polite waitress. I avoided cookies that are rich in transfats. The Hotel was simply great with friendly staff and class professional service. The only thing that was little troublesome was mosquitoes for which they have provided mosquito repellants in all rooms still it irked me a lot, to be honest.

I snapped some pictures of the crib the Hotel has made for Christmas under a tree decorated with beautiful lamps.They also made another crib at the lobby as well.I have seen the Christmas programme they had on their Notice Board.

I finished green tea and decided to explore the beach. The sand looked clean and very white. The beach was comparatively clean eventhough it is a tropical country and a public beach. A Hotel like this should have a private beach.I went to a quiet,less crowded area. The breeze was cool making me feel better and better. I saw a couple whom I noted before in the Hotel lobby swimming in the sea. There were some clothes and footwear probably belonging to them kept on the sand. There were some natives also wetting their feet in the water laughing and talking loudly.

The setting Sun captivated my imagination. I decided to shoot some pictures using my mobilecam. The model I have is a 3 megapixel one that delivered cute pics to my satisfaction and is perfectly handy. I felt lazy going back to my room to get my zoom camera. Every second of the Sun setting in the Horizon painted a different picture feasting my eyes and mind. I pictured some of those unforgettable moments in the video mode as well. The glittering hue changed to red, golden and a myriad of colors..beautiful...really beautiful. I have photographed Sunset in different locations in many parts of the world as well in the same locations at different days but each frame is different.There is uniqueness in every shot.

In the background at the far end of the beach natives were still playing with firecrackers. I did not want to go there because I felt it may not be that safe for a tourist like me but I saw many western tourists over there enjoying the show.

While I was absorbed in the natural beauty I saw two native men approaching me. Their footsteps were swaggering. Obviously drunk! One man came near me and said "Hello,how are you?"...offering me handshake. I said... "me fine"... He shook my hand hastily and said... "Bye Bye"..and left talking loudly. They celebrating New Year drinking....

I took a wet tissue form my pocket and wiped my hands clean.

By this time the setting Sun was drawing beautiful pictures which I photographed. Some of the native men and women were looking at me curiously whispering among themselves. As the Sun almost set fully and when it was begining to dimlight I strolled towards the Hotel not forgetting to snap some pictures of the Hotel as well.

Then I spotted some old fashioned canoes made of wood close to the Hotel in the beach. I snapped some pictures of those. By this time the Hotel was brightly lit with lamps and I could notice some decorative lights on some trees as well. There was soft music from the dining area where I ate my buffet lunch that day. It was cool over there at noon. The area was covered by a wooden roof and no windows allowing cool breeze to flow freely. The lunch was typical Asian with salads and some spicy dishes. I noted some dishes prepared in earthern pots as well. I ate some rice, a piece of fish and some salad for lunch.

I went to my room and after half an hour came back to the same area where I ate lunch to take my dinner. There were lot of westerners present. I smiled at everyone. The dinner was good. Dishes were more or less the same like lunch. I noted a Filipina with a western tourist group. She was wearing an attractive gown..good looking..

There were some mosquitoes and that was the only thing that irritated me otherwise the evening was good.

I enjoyed the music as well.