Waving for the crowd

Backwater country - Kochi and Alleppey

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March 25th 2011
While we hadn’t been on a boat, Kochi represented dry land. After missing our stop initially in Ernakulam and then getting back there 4 or so hours later, I for one was happy to be able to stretch my legs (even if it did mean lugging the backpack around). We found a pre paid auto stand and separated from Ilaria and Vincenzo (Italian’s we had travelled with from Kannur, having met them at Costa ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more