Wednesday 13 August 2014

Arabian sea - coastline at Thalassery (Tellicherry), Kerala

These are the spectacular views of the Arabian sea from Thalassery (Tellicherry), Northern Kerala, South India.

All these pictures were taken at Overbury's folly, a viewpoint and at Sea view park, Court road, Thalassery.

Thalassery has a lot of historical importance. Being a strategic location geographically this place served as the administrative center during the British rule.




Thalassery is famous for its cuisine. Thalassery biriyani, a rice dish prepared with exotic ingredients and chicken or mutton, as the case may be, is a yummy dish.

Hermann Gundert, grandfather of Nobel laureate Herman Hesse lived in Thalassery for 20 years. He was a great scholar and authored the first dictionary in Malayalam, the native language.
William Logan, who served as district judge during the British era, wrote Logan's manual, an authoritative reference of North Malabar. Captain Edward Brennen, started the first educational Institution to give English education here and now this is known as the Government Brennen College.

The nearby Mahe was a french occupied colony in the olden days. Thalassery was nicknamed the 'Paris of Kerala', it being in close proximity to Mahe, the sole military base of France in this region.

Thalassery - a very important destination in North Kerala.

Check this post too :
http://magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.in/2013/04/muzhappilangad-drive-in-beach-hidden.html

Muzhappilangad beach is only a few kilometers away from Thalassery. It is the largest drive-in beach in the region.

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29 comments:

Sherry Ellis said...

Beautiful pictures! You are certainly good at capturing the natural beauty of the world!

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks for the compliment,Sherry :)
Places like this having natural beauty make me refreshed :)

ariverflowsby said...

Nice post, Rajiv. Thank you.

Brian Miller said...

what a cool tree...i love the rocks by the water and what it does to them...the textures it creates.

Anonymous said...

I adore water views. Beautiful pictures.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

You are welcome, Richard.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

That is an almond tree !
It was beautiful over there :)
Thanks Brian.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks a lot Medeia :)

Elefantest89 said...

This pics are fantastik! I have never been in this place! Thank for sharing this post with us!!!
Have a nice Day

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed my post.
Have an awesome weekend :)

George said...

You got some beautiful photos of the coast -- I like the light on the water and in the sky. Thanks, too, for the historical information of this region.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you George for this lovely comment. It was very kind of you.
Have a wonderful weekend.

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Rajiv!
I am delighted with your post.
I really enjoy sea bathing.
Yours very sincerely :)
Lucia

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Oh, I forgot to write.
Your photos are very beautiful.
Have a nice weekend.
Lucia

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks a lot Lucia for this beautiful comment.
Have a nice weekend !

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Lucia :)
Same to you; enjoy your weekend !

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Wow---what a gorgeous area... Makes me want to visit there... Thanks also for giving us some historical information on the area. That is SO interesting. So many bloggers put in gorgeous photos with NO info.. I love reading about the areas also. THANKS!!!!! Love your photos... Just gorgeous!!!
Hugs,
Betsy

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you Betsy for this wonderful comment.
I am glad you reckon my post enjoyable. There is actually more to add with regard to the history of Thalassery. Will post more about it asap.
Have an awesome weekend, Betsy :)

Blackswan said...

Love the way you captured the nature, Rajiv! My hubby is a fan of briyani. Will share with him on Thalassery biriyani :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Shirley :)
Ok, will post asap something about Biriyani :) Say hi to your hubby :)
Thalassery biriyani is world famous.

Ela said...

Such amazing place to relax ! Wonderful shots !

Unknown said...

I hope you enjoyed your time there, even if it seems to be a gray day. Thanks for sharing! :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Ela :)
Yes, indeed, it is an amazing spot :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Lexa for the comment :)
It was late evening we visited there but I think the pictures have come up well. Hope I have captured the scenery in the backdrop of setting Sun.
Have a beautiful weekend, Lexa :)

Sona - quick picks/pick quicks said...

nice pictures ! first time here. Just reached here for Amelia's Dessert...and she is a good friend of mine, whom i met thru blogging.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thank you Sona :) Good comments :)
Added your cool blogs to my blog follow.

Amelia said...

Hi Rajiv, very spectacular scenery. And all the pictures are very well taken EXCELLENT!
Good to see Sona here, she is a great buddy with great sense of humour. :))

Best regards.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Wow, how cool !
Visited already her blog, awesome !
Thanks Amelia :)

MOIN KHAN said...

Amazing!!! Thank u so much for posting :)