On Nov 6, 2007 9:40 AM, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forgot to mention - it'll be with two friends from the US who've never > been to India before. Any suggestions of cool things to do in Cochin > or environs either before or after?
I was in kochi in Jun of 2005. My photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaths/sets/72157602497735184/ I strongly recommend staying at either the Old Courtyard Inn or the Neemrana hotel that was supposed to be opened in Fort Kochi (check their website). As for things to do: Definitely go to a kathakali performance. Go a couple of hours early and photograph the performers making up. Eat lots of yummy malayalee food. Unfortunately, the Hindu temples in kerala are very strict about not allowing non-Hindus. If you find a less fussy temple, makes sense to go check out the keralan temple architecture. Bathe in a river. The local CPI/CPI(M) offices are great photo ops. The Kochi pardesi synagogue (Mattancherry / Jew Town) is a must see. Walk the narrow streets and see the abandoned houses of the Jews that used to live in this area. Antique shopping in Mattancherry is also good. Eat a dosa in an India Coffee House in Eranakulam. Visit the FLAG landing place if you can. See the big cable laying ship in the Kochi port. The Fort Kochi fish market is also a great place to take photos. Thaths -- Bart: I want to be emancipated. Homer: Emancipated?! Don't you like being a dude? -- Homer J. Simpson Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
