Our Oasis

The fort in Palakkad was built in by Haider Ali in the mid 1700's. The British eventually took it over,as they did everything else.

Nowadays it is the center of the circle for morning runners and evening promenaders. For us, it was a quiet and green oasis from the constant tooting horns of Indian traffic.

Almost every vehicle here has "Sound Horn" painted on the back. Drivers toot their horns as proximity warnings, overtaking alerts, thank you's for allowances to overtake and, I think, when they are lonely. The result is an almost constant cachophony on any road or street.

This is normal Keralian life, this the blessing of finding a quiet space.