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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Santa Cruz Basilica Kochi
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India - First Encounter
Kochi, Kerala
Reaching Kochi from the airport early on Saturday morning took an hour and 30 minutes, more than double the anticipated 40 minutes. As we drove by the densely populated and polluted roads we began to regret our decision to opt for the economical option of a non-ac car…Lesson learned! We were quite surprised at how built …
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Fisher Folk of Fort Cochin
... once, these guys lifted the net out of the water every three to five minutes, tough work indeed. We then walked to Santa Cruz Basilica, had a look around and then retired for the rest of the day, swapping between cafes, trying to escape the punishing ...
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Goats and Bread, Goats and Bread
... in Kochi. The Portuguese influence is more than apparent. For example, a major attraction here is the Santa Cruz Basilica among a number of other Catholic churches. We've spent our three days here walking around the small city. ...
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Fort Kochi
... Fort Kochi to see the sites. We saw the Chinese fishing nets which are huge fishing nets mounted on huge poles. We visited Santa Cruz basilica and St Francis Xavier church. It as extremely hot - 98% humidity - so the sweat was dripping off us so we ...
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Kochi & Kathakali
... minutes walk away from the Chinese Fishing Nets which we planned as our first port of call. En route we passed by the Santa Cruz Basilica which had originally been built in 1506 and then rebuilt in 1906. It immediately caught our eye as there was a ...
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The Ol' Fort
... built by the Portuguese. Fort Kochi has a rich history which is reflected in the myriad of old buildings around, but the Santa Cruz Basilica is the only really promiment one. There are also the famous Chinese Fishing Nets and the Jewish quarter, but I ...
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Jew Town,Jumping Dolphins, Chinese Net & Kathakali
... our footwear to get in the Synagogue. Then we visited the St. Francis Church which is the oldest European Church in India, Santa Cruz Basilica built by the Portuguese, the Dutch Palace and the Spice market. We had banana pancakes for lunch which ...
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Koo Koo Ka Kochi
... . Very full we met Anas who was going to give us a tour of the Fort area. In the morning we visited the Santa Cruz Basilica, St Francis Church, Spice Warehouse and the Ginger Factory. The spice warehouse was our pick with the fragrant aromas of all the ...
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Southern India
... full of lovely antique and craft shops selling colonial era and heritage goods. I also took a look at the famous Santa Cruz Basilica, a Gothic style church dating back to 1558. This beautiful white building was proclaimed a Basilica by Pope John Paul ...
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A Ceremony Called Tea - days 2-4
... hot and sweaty for the next two weeks. It's busy and there are a lot of people but I like it here. After finding Santa cruz basilica, the Chinese fishing nets and princess street I stumble across the T Pot. This is the best way to get out of the heat ...
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Kochiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Kochi!
... a very sleepy town similar to Goa. It has a colonial feel to it with churches on most corners including the stunning Santa Cruz Basilica. The first evening we strolled around the Chinese fishing nets along the front and around to the beach and caught a ...
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