A whole tree of Christmas Poinsettia surrounded by tea trees settled onto the hills of Munnar.

Tea pickers at work on the steep slopes of the tea plantations - quickly cutting away the freshly green top leaves of the plants.

A small but lively spice market at a hill station selling freshly harvested spices such as cinnamon, cloves, plack pepper and cardamom.

South Indian refreshment: fresh coconut milk directly from the nutshell. You can choose the fruit yourself and it is chopped open in front of your eyes.

Getting ready for a wild boat ride on a mountain lake.

The famous Kerala national dish: Thali served on a banana leave. It consists of rice with various gravies, chutneys and sauces on the side.

Another famous Keralan food: home-made chocolates.

In this part of the country, everything grows what you can only find dried and packed in Europe: Cocoa, ananas, jack fruit and of course all the spices - a fabulous site!

In Kerala, you can find a very special kind of entertainment: Kathakali Dancing. It is a cross between pantomime, acting, dancing and music. The characters are traditionally played by men, also the female characters. The shows are mesmerising, colourful, loud and exciting - all in one.