From Munnar, we took a local bus back down to Kochi and jumped off close(ish) to the ferry port. About half-way to the hostel, we came across the cutest group of street girls who were collecting bottles to recycle. They wanted money obviously, and bras too, but instead of giving money or things they would sell we took them all out for dinner and had a little fun. This evoked wildly different reactions from the locals - some took photos, others tutted and scowled!
After our dinner of yummy chaat - basically a crunchy samosa and a bit of everything and anythings that's bad for you smooshed up on a plate, we found the ferry, got attacked with henna stamps and made our way back to the Fort area.
In the evening, we met up with a few friends from my last time in Kochi and, being locals, they knew how to avoid the police shut down time! They took us to a fisherman's beach which was absolutely beautiful - peaceful and untouched. Even better, we saw a little turtle scurrying about on the way there!
The next morning we headed out for coffee and banana fritters - our standard Kochi breakfast, before meeting Naas, a rickshaw driver with a very cheeky nature, for lunch and a lesson in Uno - India loves Uno!
As it was our last night in Fort Kochi for a while, we decided to have a bit of a celebration. This was made even easier when we discovered an amazing shopping mall with a giant supermarket selling sparkler candles, toys and face paints! We secretly brought our new purchases, plus a cake from a local bakery, to an amazing seafood dinner with Naas (I caused great amusement here during my first real attempt at eating crab), and eventually to Vedanta Hostel where we'd stayed the last 2 times in Kochi. We took over the kitchen and prepared the cake, making sure we'd rounded up the maybe 4 awake people in the hostel!
Indians love a sparkle and the cake went down a treat, or the candles did, most of the cake went to a ridiculously friendly pack of dogs! It was the perfect parting evening and I was happy to be leaving Kochi for more than just a few days.
Finally, we were heading to the beach!
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| Selfie courtesy of Debs : ) |
In the evening, we met up with a few friends from my last time in Kochi and, being locals, they knew how to avoid the police shut down time! They took us to a fisherman's beach which was absolutely beautiful - peaceful and untouched. Even better, we saw a little turtle scurrying about on the way there!
The next morning we headed out for coffee and banana fritters - our standard Kochi breakfast, before meeting Naas, a rickshaw driver with a very cheeky nature, for lunch and a lesson in Uno - India loves Uno!
As it was our last night in Fort Kochi for a while, we decided to have a bit of a celebration. This was made even easier when we discovered an amazing shopping mall with a giant supermarket selling sparkler candles, toys and face paints! We secretly brought our new purchases, plus a cake from a local bakery, to an amazing seafood dinner with Naas (I caused great amusement here during my first real attempt at eating crab), and eventually to Vedanta Hostel where we'd stayed the last 2 times in Kochi. We took over the kitchen and prepared the cake, making sure we'd rounded up the maybe 4 awake people in the hostel!
Indians love a sparkle and the cake went down a treat, or the candles did, most of the cake went to a ridiculously friendly pack of dogs! It was the perfect parting evening and I was happy to be leaving Kochi for more than just a few days.
Finally, we were heading to the beach!
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