After a long day out and about in Fort Kochi I am back in my room at the Bharat Hotel. Filled with history, Kochi is a peninsula and major port on the Arabian Sea north of Trivandrum in Kerala. The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British all colonized the area, making for a culturally diverse place. Today we visited a synagogue in Jew Town, toured the Basilica, Palace, saw a church by Vasco de Gama, and accomplished some major shopping.
Kochi is known for being a center of trade, and in particular the trade of spices. We visited a spice market where I bought tea, spices, ayurvedic soap, and ginger candy.
After sight seeing and shopping we enjoyed lunch seaside. Some tried the fresh fish cooked with a ginger sauce and wrapped in a banana leaf. I opted for vegetable chop suey. We each had a Kingfisher beer, the local brew of choice, which was very relaxing after a long day in the heat. The seaside location was very nice and as an added bonus we got to see dolphins!
After taking a ferry back to the mainland we made it back to the hotel for some much needed rest.
After sight seeing and shopping we enjoyed lunch seaside. Some tried the fresh fish cooked with a ginger sauce and wrapped in a banana leaf. I opted for vegetable chop suey. We each had a Kingfisher beer, the local brew of choice, which was very relaxing after a long day in the heat. The seaside location was very nice and as an added bonus we got to see dolphins!
After taking a ferry back to the mainland we made it back to the hotel for some much needed rest.
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