Lighthouse, Bypore, Kerala

The Lighthouse in Bypore, Kerala, India is one of the tourist attractions for Calicut city. If you are standing on the Bypore Pier, one can sight the Lighthouse on the opposite side.

The Lighthouse becomes operational immediately after the sunset. It high volt lights glow after certain interval to guide the marine traffic in the Arabian Sea. Bypore Port being one of the oldest port for trade with the middle east.

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Sunset at Bypore Pier, Kerala, India

Sunset at Bypore Pier, Kerala, India, is one of the few tourist attractions at the off-beat Bypore Beach in Kerala.
The Bypore Pier is 2 KM long bridge build in the Sea. It was used in olden days by the fisher men and is means to hold back the severe sea currents. As of now the main tourist attraction is for watching the sun setting in the sky.

Our visit to the Bypore Pier was on crowded evening in December month. Most of the crowd was due to tourist in Bypore and the locals who had returned back from Middle East or other countries for vacations with family. The Pier is accompanied with half km Beach. There are some local vendors selling some junk food, icecream, chips and Colas on the Beach.

We also spotted some local fisher men catching shell fish on the banks of the Pier.

Barrage Gates, Cardiff Bay

During my visit to Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, UK, I had an opportunity to view the operation of the barrage gates. For those who are unaware of the meaning of barrage, - the Barrage is usually a dam placed in a water course to increase the depth of the water. It was evening time and the fishermen were returning back to home after their days work. The boats were returning back to shallow side of the Cardiff Bays Barrage. Barrage Gates and hence the flow of the water on either side of the Cardiff Bay are controlled by the three huge metal levers as show in the picture.
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Walls Built in front of the Barrage Gates to control the flow of Water.