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Fort Kochi

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April 10th 2008
Today we checked out of our hotel at about 8:00am and our ride to Kochi was already waiting for us to leave around 8:30am to Kochi (formerly Cochin) with one stop in Alappuzha (formerly Alleppey). The journey was long, just under 4 hours. We stopped in Alappuzha for a while, it is also known as the Venice of the East. This is the hub for backwater tours and popular venue for boat races. Stopped o ... 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