http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Kerala , Kochi en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:55 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:55 +0000 V noci zas tie kurvy utocili ale uz menej.Rano som sa chcel oholitzisteneze som v KL nechal ziletky. Domov teda dojdem riadne zarasteny ale asi si radsej kupim neake to nadobicko tu. Uplny debil som nechapem ako som to tam mohol zabudnut.Batoh som nechal na recepciizobral krabicu s vecami a siel na postu. Posta cca 300m od ubytka na juh. Krabica vazila 56kgtak som vybral igeliku s roznymi vs http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-786026.html Hrozna noc. Kazdu chvilu som bol hore.Zasrany komari. Postupne som si na seba navliekol ponozkytricko s dlhym rukavom ale nic nezaberalofurt utocili.Rano som do seba hodil dve plackyrozmyslal som aj nad cajom s mliekom ale pred vyletom som nechcel riskovat crevne problemy.Po jedle smer hotel Sapphirkde mi oznamilize tour zacina az o 830povodne sa malo vyrazit o 800tak som zbehol este na d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-785842.html Este vcera som si zamenil 40r za 680 rupifilipinske pesa podla predpokladov nechceli. Najskor som skusil zrejme sukromnika na menenie ale daval zly kurztak som nasledoval ostatnych ludi a zamenil to pri pultiku federalnej bankykde bol omnoho vyhodnejsi kurz.O 530 som sa dolamany vybral najst mhd do mesta. Pri opustany letiskovej haly ma zastavili vojacivraj kam som sa vybral.Musel som im ukaz http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-785705.html We cruised past the famous Chinese fishing nets and arrived in Kochi in Kerala India. We like this southwestern area of India as it is laced with waterways and mangroves and very multicultural. For centuries Kochi has been a vital stop along the international shipping routes. Also known as the Malabar Coast the locals say that Kerala is God39s own country because of its natural beauty and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-783383.html Today I wandered around the market stalls treating myself to a bag yet another pair of Aladdin pants and some snacks for my forthcoming longarse bus journey. Kochi is a very chilledout place aside from the market sellers touting their wares and the three women in the restaurant I39m currently sitting in who are blatantly staring at me. C39est la vie. Being the animallover I am I al http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-782944.html March 8 I headed to the ashram today catching the train from Ernakalum Town the station nearest to Kochi. It was an eventful ride to the station. Kochi is on an island connected to the mainland via another island with only one set of bridges at the south end connecting both islands to the mainland. Traffic even relatively early before 8 am was horrendous Im not sure why this still http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-777325.html Lusadas Canto StimoDeus por certo vos traz porque pretende Algum servio seu por vs obrado Por isso s vos guia e vos defende Dos inimigos do mar do vento irado. Sabei que estais na ndia onde se estende Diverso povo rico e prosperado De ouro luzente e fina pedraria Cheiro suave ardente especiaria.Deslizando num barco sem motor a brisa faz fru fru nos coqueirais noz mo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-777245.html Around Cochin Kochi Collected from our hotel at 9.00am by our new driver Raj and we drove off towards the old fort area where we met with our guide for the morning. Surprise surprise our First Lady guide Aguita and charming she was. Well educated and very knowledgeable about the area. After a very short drive we visited a cooperative washroom which is unlike anything experienced before. One up http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-776228.html February 19 After the morning safari I took a car from Sasan Gir back to Junagadh to catch the train to Ahmedabad. The train departed exactly on time first time thats happened here and I travelled in AC2 class no one else in the compartment for the first few hours which was nice. In Rajkot this lovely older Indian couple arrived to share the compartment. He was a businessman she a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-774834.html We arrived in Kochi a seaside city near the southern tip of India at 600 a.m. after taking a train from Mysore to Bangalore followed by another overnight train. Drowsy after having gotten little sleep due to our cabin mates39 late night noisy chats we hailed a rickshaw to the peninsula of Fort Kochi where we39d booked a guesthouse called the Vintage Inn. Our host was very nice and accomm http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-772656.html We got up early again We got washed dressed and packed before checking out. However they said we could keep the room until 6pm...very nice So we took our rucksacks back upstairs and then headed to the jetty. We were early so went and got a simple breakfast at the Indian Coffee House opposite. We then made our way to the office where we booked our tickets. We waited for a good 15mins and finally http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-769633.html After 3 hours of painstakingly downloading photos there was a power cut now several hours later I39m trying againHallelujah I think it39s worked If we get lucky again pictures of India may follow.Just enjoyed a few days relaxing at Fort Kochi and on the backwaters. Tomorrow we are off on the ferry and train to Alleppey further down the Kerala coast. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-769276.html We found an internet cafe so are trying again to download some photos http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-769244.html I woke up about 8ish to Aidan scooping up a cockroach and putting it outside. Third night i39ve not slept well this time it was due to being too cold then too hot trains whooshing past our hotel and was thinking and dreaming about jobs as I had seen one near home which I think I39m going to apply for. We then got washed and dressed and headed to the main jetty to sort out the back water an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-768839.html Despite the train running behind schedule we still somehow managed to arrive on time into Ernakulam Junction train station Kerala. We said our goodbyes to the couple as usual we didn39t exchange names left the train and station and went straight to the tuk tuk stand. We got a coupon then got in the tuk tuk the went to the hotel. When we arrived it was more expensive than we thought so the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-768838.html QUIRKSVILLEBoasting over half a millennium of history trading with colonials Cochin is one quirky corner of India39s west coast. The Portuguese Dutch and of course British influence reflects itself in the city39s skeleton but the sounds smells and faces remain Indian to the core.A walk from Fort Cochin to Jew Town via Mattancherry about 30 45 minutes nonstop reveals the gamut of thos http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-768108.html Kannur vers Ernakulam...29 janOn pose les pieds Errnaakul am... je suis plutt ml. Il est 7H00AM.Il y a Ernakulam dun ct de la rivire Periyar et Cochin de lautre comme deux surs jumelles. On dcide de demeurer Ernakulam car les htels y sont moins dispendieux que de lautre ct de la rive. On arpente les rues du march et on visite le Shiva temple tout prs. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-768029.html Day 1So here we are All was going really well from the time we left prague we got to Turkey safe and sound and had a little wait in the airport the only bad thing was that a beer cost us a tenorso we splashed out and had only 1 we then flew to Mumbai where the shit hit the fan i wanted to kick the shit out of someone or anyone. first of all the flight was delayed by a half hour then it was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-767874.html ltgtltxmlgt ltwWordDocumentgt ltwViewgtNormalltwViewgt ltwZoomgt0ltwZoomgt ltwTrackMovesgt ltwTrackFormattinggt ltwPunctuationKerninggt ltwValidateAgainstSchemasgt ltwSaveIfXMLInvalidgtfalseltwSaveIfXMLInvalidgt ltwIgnoreMixedContentgtfalseltwIgnoreMixedContentgt ltwAlwaysShowPlaceholderTextgtfalselt http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-766092.html Let me start my travel blogging with an old memory of a trip while I was doing my graduation20032006 . You would not find all the ingredients of a typical travelogue here but finest pieces of some flourished memories happened 7 years ago. Location Second year chemistry class roomNAM College Aaaaaauunhh....Yawning as usual black board is flooded with lot of charged particles searching its p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-765168.html