Greenview Inn Kochi
Style Villas, Mannadi-Olikkuzhi Road Kochi, Kerala, 682030, India
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Nelephants
We spoke to Ginnie our Homestay lady, she was very friendly and helpful, upstairs where our room is there are all different sightseeing trips that she can arrange for us, I noticed the Elephants straight away and bugged Ian to go, so after him agreeing she told us it it was R1,000 per couple which included a taxi chauffeur for the whole trip which is just over £10 (wow that's amazing I thought), there was another couple that wanted to go next door to us so we all agreed ...
Cochin (1er jour)
... aussi, et dotée d'un port de pêche.
Nous avons fait une croisière en bâteau pour admirer le coucher de soleil sur les carrelets chinois! Très beau! (voir photos). Cette ville a été tour à tour portugaise, hollandaise, britannique et j'en passe...mais est belle et bien une ville indienne aujourd'hui! Avec BEAUCOUP TROP de touristes!!
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From Agra to Kochi and passing by Delhi
Desperate to get out of Agra we woke up and went straight to the Bus station to get the so called luxuries Volvo bus to Delhi. The half an hour delay on our bus arrival made us nervous thinking we would get stuck in Agra one more day. We finally managed to get our comfortable seats and took a smooth ride all the way to the capital.
Once back in Delhi all seemed easier and accessible, The Chanchal Continental Hotel we booked the ...
Kicking back in Kerala
... can do some treking. So we might give that a go. Or perhaps book ourselves a yoga course or something. But we need to get off the tourist trail.
But aside from the tourists, Kochi is lovely. There is an obvious higher standard of living here that no doubt has resulted from the socialist governance. All the kids are in school during the day, we've seen only 2 beggars in 2 days, and no groups of men hanging out on the corner - i.e, everyone's got a job. The streets ...
Elephants on the way to school
... price. Starving hungry, we all went out for supper but Jen and I found ourselves more excited about the chance to have a gin and tonic than about the food! Sipping a G+T with the sea breeze, I felt relaxed for the first time in India. Two more volunteers, Zoe and Anna, joined us the next day and the weekend was a mix of sunbathing, and wandering along the beach while avoiding carpet sellers, flute sellers, jewellery sellers, fruit sellers and drum sellers. If you bang the drum in ...

