Alleppey Backwaters Kerala, India - 2014

The Backwaters of Alappuzha (Alleppey) is located in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is a popular tourist destination where people spend a day or two in houseboats and enjoy the pristine natural beauty. Aleppey is considered to be the oldest city of Kerala and is often known as the “Venice Of The East“. The reason for this name is of course, due to so much interconnecting water “highways“ and the number of boats. There are thousands of boats in Alappuzha and they come in