ALLEPPEY HOUSEBOATS 
THE MOVING PALACES OF WATER FAIRIES
 
Move slowly through  rivers and lakes fringed with palm groves  and village huts.  See novelty paints  some of them colorfully. Remember that the house boat is luxuriously converted cargo vessels of the past, called kettuvallam. Huge planks of jack wood  were drilled and joined  with natural palm fiber. Never suspect their  strength.  The were time tested. Some modern houseboats made of sheet metal are also racing on. All houseboats have one or two family rooms  a living space and a kitchenette and  2 or 3 crew.