Leaving steamy Tamil Nadu, we crossed the border into the state of Kerala. The border is formed by the Western Ghats mountain range, which rises to 5,000 feet and was a summer refuge for the British in colonial times. Here is a view of our resort, Siena Villas, near the town of Munnar.
On one of the mountain roads, we saw this bus standing on its end and thought there had been a serious accident. It turned out they were filming a movie!
Munnar is the center of a tea-growing area. The tea plants grow on the hillsides, as shown in this photo with people harvesting leaves. We visited the Tea Museum, which shows the entire process of making tea from the harvested leaves. We also visited a spice plantation, where they grow numerous spices from peppers to cinnamon, vanilla, and cardamom.
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