Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) India - Jan. 20th, 2007

This morning I got up at 6:30 am and when I picked at the window, I saw a glimpse of sunrise, then, I realized that this is an expectacular location for watching the sunrise and sunset by the sea, so I rushed outside and many pilgrims and Hindus were watchings it as well.
It was a cloudy morning so the sight wasn't that great. But is interesting to see so many pilgrims wrapped in black or orange gear everywhere.
I changed rooms and this one has a balcony with view of the sea and the catholic church. Later, I went on the ferry shuttle between the port and the two islands. The first island has the Vivekananda Memorial located on a rocky island. Swami Vivekananda meditated here before he became a very important religious crusader.
The other island has a huge statue of Tamil poet Thiruvelluvar, India's 'statue of Liberty'. 5,000 sculptors worked on it on the year 2,000, and is 133 feet high.
While visiting the statue, people must leave their shoes outside. After I got my picture taken by the left foot of the statue for size reference, I went outside and my left sandal dissapeared. Someone told me that a gusty wind blew the shoes around. Only another lady and I lost our LEFT foot sandal!