Blogs from Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia - page 3

On our second day in Fort Kochi we had a few logistics to organise. With only a week left and no beach time so far we decided to head to northern Kerala. I had read that the beaches here were as good as any of the ones further south but considerably less developed with only a few major resorts set up on them. We had to be back in Chennai to meet up with our return flight so after a bit digging around managed to find an airport in Mangalore, a city at the south end of the state north of Kerala, Karnataka, that had daily flights to Chennai. Got a ticket on Jet Asia, a subsidiary of Ethihad airlines, which got us back to Chennai 12 hours before our onward connection, I hope they don't ... read more

Heute stehen Ausflüge nach Cochin an. Noch arg müde ob des frühen Aufstehens gehen wir zum Frühstücken. Alle Tische stehen verwaist da, die Kellner sind mit dem Polieren des Bestecks beschäftigt. Gerade will ich meinen noch müden Hintern in einen Stuhl plumpsen lassen, um mir etwas schwarzes Lebenselixier ein verhelfen zu können, da tönt aus dem Off eine schnell näher kommende Stimme: „Ey, der Platz ist schon besetzt!“. Nach einer dramatisierenden Pause kommt noch der Satz: „Das sieht man doch!!!“ hinterher. Meiner Müdigkeit am Morgen ist es zu verdanken, dass daraus kein netter eindringlicher Hinweis auf allgemeine Höflichkeitsfloskeln wurde. Hilfesuchend schaue ich über seinen Tisch. Den einzigen Hinweis auf seine „Reservierung“ entdecke ich in einer deutlich verschobenen Kaffeetasse, wenn ich mir die anderen Tische so anschaue. Ich belasse es bei einem höflichen Kopfnicken und schi... read more

As you may have noticed, Kyle joined us in India after we had been here a little while. It is not because we forgot him at home like an international version of Home Alone. Kyle arriving late was all part of the plan. One reason Kyle was late is because it is hard to pull him away from practicing law, but another reason is that he had an important date in New York City. Kyle and his dad ran in the New York City Marathon! This was one of those Bucket List items I guess I will never understand. People who run marathons pay someone a lot of money so they can run on streets that are normally free for running. They wake up really early to run a really long time. And all they have ... read more

This Road trip was from Cochin in Kerala to Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Cochin has a railway station , a domestic & international airport having good connectivity to different cities. It is a major city of Kerala and one of the important gateway to start you Kerala tour, as it is well connected to different cities of Kerala. We reached Cochin in the evening and stayed there overnight. This trip was in the Month of July (The rainy season), however the climate was pleasant with some drizzling. The schedule of coming day was a 12 Hours’ drive - 400 Kms with some pit-stops. It was 400 Kms as we had to cover different places, otherwise one can reach Madurai through the highway which is a drive of 6 - 7Hours. After a delicious breakfast at the ... read more

General info: Currency: Indian Rupee Another flight without being able to see the city, hope to have chance soon. / Generalne info: Waluta: Indian Rupee Kolejny lot bez możliwości poznania miasta, może już niedługo się to zmieni.... read more