Dream Cochin Kochi
SA Road, Elamkulam Junction, Kadavanthara Kochi, Kerala, India
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Captivating Kerala
... to come to Kochi but they did not invade they just wanted to trade, they were particularly interested in the spices. Their legacy was the fishing nets which are still in constant daily use. .
Couldn't resist the picture of the hotel cat (wild actually but lodges here) feeding her kittens. She has three but one was too timid to hang around! ...
Ashrams, sunsets and monsoons!
... yoga. Two hours of that and it was brunch time!
Elaborate and tasty Keralan Vegetarian cuisine was consumed by all in two rows. All cross legged, sitting on the floor and eating with our hand (right hand only of course!) we had at least 3-4 different dishes and some truly amazing food. After brunch was Karma yoga which is selfless service. Day one we were all allocated various duties ranging from serving food at meal times, cleaning dorms and ...
India and Tuk Tuks
... The major religions are Hindu 60%, Buddhists 20%, and Christian 20%.
At one point we passed a large fishing fleet of perhaps a hundred boats rafted off five or six deep, their crews bathing themselves or cleaning their equipment.
Unique to Cochin are Chinese Fishing Nets. Brought to the Kerala state by Kublai Khan in 13 AD they are still ...
India bound
... I felt more vulnerable than ever. It was then that the leg massage began and what can only be described as torture as my knee caps were smashed into the plastic bath with each rub. I spent the next 20 minutes tensing my legs and trying to escape from the gnarly grasp of my massuese. Thankfully it was finally over after 45 minutes and I was led to another room in a scrap of an old dress for my steam bath. It looked like an old store room and there was a lady ...
Backwaters and German Shepherds
... tear away the hust in tufts of small fibres. They then weave / spin it like wool. It is very simple yet effective. There was quite the emphasis on the "hidden meaning" which is that "small fibres come together to make something strong, just as people must combine together to be strong". Personally, I reckon it's just a bit of rope but if you want to think that, crack on!
Back on the water we were told about a fruit called suicide fruit. It looks like a mango
but in the centre is ...



