Fort Kochi

Fort Kochi was once primarily a fishing village that had been under the Portuguese, then Dutch, and then British possession. The city port and buildings show all these influences. Alexis and I stayed in a hostel, where we met Del from USA and Kim from South Korea. We all spent the day together exploring the area.

Walking along the sandy coast.

Del and Alexis

Chinese fishing nets line part of the port.  We saw some of these massive contraptions as work. Fishermen were lowering, waiting, and then pulling up the net. I think these are more for show, since it was a pretty inefficent way of catching fish.

A painted tree near the nets.

More craft vendors lining the streets.

We then walked to an area called Jew Town. Yes, it's named that on the maps and street signs. This area was filled with shops, resturants, and cafes.

Cafe Jew Town

inside one of the many shops

art on leaves

The streets of Jew Town

White and gold saris, a specialty of Kerala.

After spending the morning and afternoon walking around, the four of us decided to indulge in an Ayurvedic Massage. At the local clinic, we were given an hour long full body oil massage followed by a steam bath.

Kim and Alexis, feeling goood after the session.

We ended the evening in an open air resturant eating more delicious seafood and veggie foods!