Sun 18 Jun 2006
June 15th and 16th
We came down from the lovely mountains into the sweltering heat of Kochi, a commercial center and vibrant mesh of old and new Indian culture. Here we visited the oldest English church in India, the palace of the King (where we ran into some Chicagoans living 3 blocks from our old house), checked out the Arabian Sea…
…and even took a boat tour for a few hours to check out the thriving fishing industry. See the guys bartering for the boatload of fish?
That night we attended a traditional dance/story-telling event called Kathakali where we saw part of the Ramayana acted out. The costumes & makeup were truly amazing.
The long day of sightseeing rounded out our trip. The next day we had to say goodbye to Mom & Dad :( We sure shared a lot of wonderful memories with them, and enjoyed seeing India through the eyes of people who had been here before!
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