Cape Comorin

It was a quick 24 hour trip we made to the Southernmost tip of India, the Cape Comorin, also known as Kanniyakumari. Pilgrims find their way here to bath in the sacred waters, to visit the temples and to admire the sunset/sunrise where the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet. 

Our experience there was rather bland, mainly because of our own efforts to explore the place. The heat dragged all energy out of us, so we only managed to visit the downtown area and the bay. In the morning when we woke up to see the sunrise, it was partly overcast and well, we never really found the charm of this place.
Having said that, we did enjoy moments like observing all the Indian tourists and pilgrims who were taking a quick dip in the sacred waters and admiring it along the beach:

Close to the coast, two smaller islands holds a memorial to the Indian philosopher Swami Vivekananda and a 40,5 meter high statue of the poet 'Thiruvalluvar':


The view from our balcony gave us a good idea of the everyday life of the city with people eating, repairing of houses, drying laundry etc.: 


We could also see the city's local gathering point near the fishing boats where kids were playing during the day and the adults were socialising during the evening. We had hoped to see the fishermen make it to sea, but it must have been their day off (or the waters might have been to rough).