| Page Views: 638 Last Visit to Kochi: December, 2005 | Kochi by Skibbe - last update: Feb 2, 2006 |
Tropical India | Kochi's trademark Chinese fishing nets |
Kochi is an old trading port in Kerala on the southwest coast of India. It might also be the mosquito capitol of India, even in December when I was there, but the old city has some great history with about a day's worth of sites. It is used most as a launching spot for trips to the Backwaters and Munnar. |
| Locals seeing us off on our boat on the Backwaters |
|  | Recommended Reading You really shouldn't come here without first reading "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. She describes the uniqueness of Kerala perfectly in her sad and beautiful story. I could almost see the characters from the book peaking from behind the trees as I rode on the Backwaters. |
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| Pros: | "History, scenery, friendly people, great food" | | Cons: | "Heat, mosquitoes" | | In A Nutshell: | "Important part of any India itinerary" |
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PierreZA Mon Jun 23, 2008 08:13 UTC
Hi Scot, great page, nice tip about 'God of Small Things" will do so. Going October for 2nd visit to Kerala. Cheers, Pierre | butterfly_girl Fri Mar 3, 2006 22:10 UTC
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