Today was a relaxed touristy day at Kochi. Rashid's co-brother Mr Shani had brought along breakfast from his house - home-cooked idlis and vadas. So the day started well. Lake view point at Kadamakudy (11.30 am) Mornings should not be wasted, so we did a quick outing to Kadamakudy area, which lies on the eastern side of the channel separating Vypin's island. We had to drive around 40 mins from our place in Aluva. Kadamakutty is a backwater area, with big water bodies flowing slowly to and fro with the tides. One strip of road with water bodies on both sides seemed to be a particularly popular place, going by the number of shanties waiting to open in the evening. At High Noon, it was pretty deserted, and I could almost see Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly shimmering on the culverts. Water hyacinth plants with their lilac flowers were gently floating about, carrying out their part of beauty duty. It was a warm and lazy scene, like that evoked by the drone of bees and the aroma of spic...
A month long travel through the southern states of India.