Vasco da Gama's Grave

Another day in Fort Kochi/Ernakulam

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April 12th 2008
Wanted to take it easy today, woke up around 9:00am. Did not like the breakfast as all they had to offer was just toast and 2 eggs with coffee and tea - that's it! Today, we went to visit the nearby St. Francis Church, built in 1503 by Portuguese Franciscan Friars where Vasco da Gama himself was buried when he died on Christmas eve in 1524. His remains were later transferred to Lisbon in Portugal ... 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