Friday, January 25, 2008

Kochi Kerala


Men preparing their boats for the day of fishing.





































We baught spices from this man













A temple festival.
















































We went on a back waters boat tour





























A ceramic pot is put over the palm flowers to collect juice from them. If the juice sits for 6 hours or more it becomes fermented. We drank it when it had just been collected. It tasted like sweet yeast.


















Men collecting sand from the river.





































These women are making rope out of coconut fibers.



























This man climbed this palm tree and cut down cocnuts for us.










































Chinese fishing nets









































A sadu
























There are a lot of cats in Kochi































This is Kerala style south Indian Tali on a palm leaf

























There were so many nice things to look at in the shops in Jew Town.















































Christian baught an antique camer







































On the train leaving Kochi













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