David Grajal

The state of Kerela is known as God’s own country due to its lush greenery and beautiful backwaters. Ann joined me on the club of “I don’t understand what’s going on” because in Kerala they speak Malaylam which is similar to Tamil but different. Same same, but different as they say in Asia. Our plan was to stay one night in Cochin but somehow it turned into two, due to laziness, the fact that we somehow managed to gain an extra day on our itinerary and that luckily we met some couchsurfers who were able to give us the local feeling.

Cochin

My first time in an hindu temple

Fort Cochin is infamous for its Portuguese and Dutch influence which is still evident in its architecture. The houses and churches especially. It’s actually an island with bridges and ferry connections to the main land area known as Erankulum We also had a chance to watch the traditional Kerelan dance – Kathakali. There are a lot of similarities to the Tamil traditional dance of Bharathanatyam such as the hand gestures and the facial expressions, but Kathakali is much slower paced and it always tells a story which can go on for hours. We saw a performance specifically for tourists so it was only one hour long and the dance was completely explained making it much more enjoyable. It was beautiful!

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