Day 1: Kozhikode

Initially, my spirits were down because of the heartfelt concerns of my dear friends and family. But all it took was the 'Don't care ' attitude of a single "eee" friend which lifted my spirits... Hihi... 😎

I got on to a bus from KSRTC bus stand Ernakulam at 12:45 which got me into Thrissur. From there I took another one which brought me to Kozhikode.
I reached at Kozhikode New Bus Stand at 5:15.
I enquired for rooms but none fit my budget. At last, I resorted to the KSRTC bus stand itself. , well it is clean and large and no one would notice me here.
I was so so happy to see a latrine there. It was very clean considering they asked me just Rs5 to use it😅 though every 20-30 seconds people constantly banged on the toilet door. Well I won't complain, only they know what they are going through 😂😂

After taking a nap I decided to check out the place. It was lightly raining,. Well, my mother isn't around to scold me for walking in the rain and mud. So I went on.

The roads are very clean and there are trees everywhere along the roads to give us shade. Pedestrians will have a nice time. There is pedestrian sideway almost everywhere. The climate was excellent (at least for me it was).

I first came across Mananjira Pond which is a man-made pond in the middle of the city. It was a pleasant scene to watch birds flying across the rectangular pond.

My phone's battery was running low. Usually, people go to their rooms to charge but since my room ie; KSRTC bus stand doesn't provide me with such facilities, I went to my 2ndary accommodation ie; Kozhikode railway station. Hihi plz, don't consider me a cheapskate 😅.

I took a Rs.10 platform ticket and went on to find the charging port. I successfully charged my phone to 90% and got some drinking water for free😉

I walked 3 km to get to the Regional Science Centre And Planetarium. People of all age groups come here but children and students will enjoy the most. The planetarium is nice and the park has rides which explain fundamental physics. There is also a 3D theater. The staff could have been more helpful if they came into brief on different items.

Then I went to this Sarovaram Bio Park. It's very peaceful and serene and is filled with Butterflies and couples😜. Yeah if you are planning to bring someone special, this place would be just perfect.

But families, be cautious 🤡 once  you enter bio park(not the one above but the pic below) you enter a region where even if you walk looking downwards there is 90% chance you will couples smooching(ages don't matter here)😇😇

My next destination was Kozhikode Beach. I walked almost 5km to get there. 

Oh, I forgot. The following things happened during that walk:-

1. Met a total stranger and made friends with him... Afzal.... Kannur

2. Almost accidentally stepped on a huge yellowish viper (anali). If it wasn't for a biker sent by St George 😋 I would have been at Ernakulam by now.

3. Just glimpsed into the Calicut University arts festival.

And Many small small incidents with local people which made me love these Kozhikode people more.

On reaching beach the first thing I noticed was eagles flying just a few feats above my head. Children are flying kites, families, and couples having colorful snacks. I have to say, people here are so romantic 😅, even here I saw couples sharing love under an umbrella. 

I too wetted my legs in the cold sea water and had Ice Passion,😋😋😋 a cheap ice cream-like snack.

Then an old lady came to me and said she would read my palm. She shocked me by telling my past and present. It was all true. She said the future too... But it was too overwhelming to be believable ... Hihi🤣

My phone got switched off now due to heavy Navigation it had done for me and photo shoots,😅.

Now I had to go to Railway station to get it charged again. On my way, I passed by Bazar street. God, it's huge... Really really huge. 

I reached the station, took another platform ticket and put the phone to charge. The almost 20km walk was taking it's tall. My right knee was under pain.

I had plans for the evening. So I stopped charging and went to Crown theatre for watching Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 at 7pm.

After the movie my leg was almost immovable due to pain. Still I walked to the KSRTC for the night's sleep and on the way had a pretty nice sandwich and crusher.

Sleeping in the chair is impossible at some times. With no other option, I took my bag and walked to the entrance of the bus stand. I found a few homeless people lying down there. Since there was little space left, I and another guy(who apparently has a huge leg injury🙄) shared the floor and had a good night's sleep.

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