Kerala- Cochin and house boat at Allepy

After a couple of nights in Kalpetta we made another bus journey, followed by yet another stint on a local train to get to Kochi/Cochin, a coastal town further south in Kerala. The Portugese took over the area back in the 1600s so everything is very European, lots of white washed buildings, and a church or shrine on most street corners in the centre of the town. We stayed in Cochin for a couple of nights with a really sweet couple in a homestay, which made a nice change from some of the grottier places places we've stayed in.

The Chinese fishing nets in Kochi, amazing contraptions.

Not our houseboat but a very nice looking one.

Claire with our crew (there were as many of them as us, 2), The Captain in the middle and the chef and Rummie shark on the right.

The first meal on our houseboat, severed on a proper banana leaf chopped from the banana tree on the bank.

Clarkie drinking from a coconut when we'd just got on board our houseboat.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

just shown blog to nan

she says you sound like your having a great time

Grandpas comment was 'a stinking place' - but that was under different circumstances!!!

love nan xx

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