Author: tjiskavw

These were introduced by Chinese traders in the 13th century and are still in use today. Several are lined up along Fort Kochi Beach with nets suspended in mid air…

there are two main areas to Kochi - the old Fort Kochi area where European colonialism is still evident with churches and old homes and the area known as Mattancherry.…

after carpets are washed, they are laid out on grass to dry to make a pretty, colorful patchwork quilt. This place was a trip - in addition to several stalls…

over an acre of lines with clothes flapping in the wind - making it the largest "clothes dryer" in the world.

there were about 20 stalls in this laundry house- each with a person inside washing piles of clothes that had been dropped off - an Indian style dry cleaners!

this is the most delicious light bread - this woman is 7th generation of family who have been making it for as many centuries

these guys were great - they were the 7th generation of two families making this wonderful Indian bread on the front porch of their home along princess street. Best kind…

the side streets of Kochi host banana carts. That's my guide buying us some for a mid morning snack. We then fed the peels to goats around the next street…

this enterprising goat had probably seen enough taxi drivers to know that taking the wheel meant an extra fare for meal purchases. Village streets are always filled with animals -…

every place in India has fresh fruit stands loaded with colorful produce. I couldn't get enough of them!