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  • Shahnavaz MehtaIndiaViaggiatore

    Kochi!

    20 novembre 2018, India ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    We both slept amazingly well but probably could have slept for ever haha Aware we told Julie we would have breakfast for 9:30am we got up and ready, had Puttu a local dish with rice noodles, sweet black tea and then began our journey around the town. We saw the famous Chinese fishing nets which were gifted to the Kochi King from the Chinese Emperor in the 14th century. We wandered around the costal line which was clearly suffering from severe damage from the flooding a couple of months ago. We then wandered along the narrow lanes to St Francis Church, the oldest church in India built in the 16th Century and then had a late lunch around 2pm.

    In the afternoon we took a rickshaw to Jew Street and the Dutch Palace. This area was very fun and lively with lots of hip cafes. We met a mother and daughter in a cafe who had been travelling in India for a month and they gave us lots of tips on what to see and do,which was great as we have come with zero plans!

    For dinner we decided to wander down the local area and found a restaurant full of locals. We had Othampan, dosa, 2 lemon teas, we were absolutely stuffed and it cost us £1.

    Today was just what we needed to ease us into the Indian life. A few sights and great food. Perfect.    Leggi altro

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    India... First Stop Kochi!

    19 novembre 2018, India ⋅ 🌧 31 °C

    The moment I have been waiting for a long time, travelling India. We have been granted a 2 month visa which still won't be enough for this enormous country but I am very excited,nervous, but excited. The main aim of the trip is to visit my dad's old friends in Mumbai and to hear stories from his school days. Flights to Mumbai were very expensive, so we are flying to Kochi in Kerala, the South, and we will slowly make our way up aiming for Mumbai around Christmas time.

    Although we have taken quite a few flights this time round we really hate the impact it has on the environment and therefore avoid it where we can. Unfortunately today we have to take a very inefficient flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur where we then change for our flight . Its only an hour and we were hoping to get a bus instead but the buses would not get us there in time. Feeling very guilty for this short trip we got up at 5:30am, packed and jumped into a Grab to the airport where we had our final sachets of porridge and a coffee.

    The flight was easy as assumed and we were soon in KL airport drinking coffee and then eating lunch in the shopping centre at arrivals. We then began the dreaded procedure of checking in and going through security. We are flying with Air Asia to Kochi and at this particular terminal they are crazy for checks. They weighed all hand luggage (7kg), they sized up all hand luggage and you have to go through security at the beginning and before boarding the flight. We got our bags down to 6kg and pulled all straps to make them look as small as possible and luckily we were fine but I had stuffed 3kg worth of items around my body to get it all through! After an hour of waiting at immigration and document check area we had a well deserved sit down. I must admit reading Jurassic Park is helping me keep sane through these enormous waiting times.

    We had a very late lunch and then headed to our gate for boarding. Will was the only whiteguy in the waiting area! The flight was pretty average again and I finish Jurassic Park, I would definitely recommend it.

    When we arrived Will got through immigration with no questions asked, whereas I got all the questions. Gosh I hate flying... We were soon in a taxi and on our way to our homestay.

    When we arrived Juliet and her husband were really welcoming, but to be honest we were so tired we went straight to bed.    Leggi altro

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