Welcome to Kochi, India

Known until 1996 as Cochin … and still referred to sometimes as Fort Cochin, though there is no fort here anymore.

When we visited Kochi on RTW20717, we took a tour to the Kerala Backwaters. Didn’t see Kochi at all … except for distance glimpses through the windows of the bus. We aim to change that this time … together with friends Pat & Norm.

It’s mostly a walking tour, so we’ll see how we fare on this hot and humid day. The high is forecasted to reach 91F … and that’s without the heat index.

We’re off to start our tour … but I have just enough time to post these photos of Kochi’s iconic Chinese fishing nets … from our sail-in to the cruise terminal on Willingdon Island.Read more