Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- It was not for nothing that the Keralites call their land the God's own country. Richly endowed with backwaters like those of Poovar, Kochi and beaches like the Golden Sand Beach and Kovalam beach, it is indeed an Eden on the Earth in its own right. We extricated ourselves with an effort from the spell of the Golden Sand Beach to get on board the hired speedboat for our back journey. On return we had to refresh ourselves at the public facility at the starting point. The bathhouse and toilets have modern fittings and are maintained very well.
Now it was time for lunch. Although it was late, we decided to drive for about 40 minutes to reach a restaurant that serves fish. On learning we loved fish, the driver took us t...