We've been doing Kerala in the approved fashion - cruise and overnight stay on a houseboat (private - just us chickens and three servants in proper Raj style) on the backwaters (miles of rivers, lakes and channels not unlike the Norfolk Broads, though with rice paddies, palm trees and sun). Then we stayed in a wildlife park in the hills - lots of animals and birds including an encounter with an elephant which was rather too close for our guide's peace of mind - he had us running away pretty fast. But once again no tigers, though we saw some pug marks and scratch marks on trees.
We're now in Kochi, which is a lovely place, full of spice shops and warehouses and some Dutch and Jewish architecture. There used to be a Jewish kingdom here in the midle ages, oddly enough, though the Jewish community is now very small - only 60 or so. It's also full of so-called Chinese fishing nets - complicated Heath Robinson contraptions for fishing from shore or platforms.
We're heading north now - next stop Mysore in Karnataka on another interminable train ride, via Bangalore.
We're now in Kochi, which is a lovely place, full of spice shops and warehouses and some Dutch and Jewish architecture. There used to be a Jewish kingdom here in the midle ages, oddly enough, though the Jewish community is now very small - only 60 or so. It's also full of so-called Chinese fishing nets - complicated Heath Robinson contraptions for fishing from shore or platforms.
We're heading north now - next stop Mysore in Karnataka on another interminable train ride, via Bangalore.
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