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Tag Archives: Cochin
Floating Flowers in An Uruli
The trip to Kerala introduced me to this wonderful brass ornamental vessel called an Uruli or Varpu. It is actually a Keralan cooking vessel which is now used more for decorative purposes. It will lend an ethnic charm to your … Continue reading
Villagers in Kerala Weaving Coconut Fibre Into Ropes
We met some lovely villagers on the way to Kumarakom. Suresh our driver, just stopped the car seeing that we were interested as we had remarked about spotting a well. He then drove into a narrow path where we could … Continue reading
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Tagged Cochin, culture, India, interesting, Kerala, Kochi, Kumarakom, Life, little girl, Living, people, personal, photography, photos, South India, travel, Village, woman, women
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Crazy Cochin Traffic
“If you can drive a ver-her-kle in Cochin you can drive anywhere!” “They always say, Suresh, make it fast.” (in reference to lawyers who need to get to the airport in half the time to catch their flight) Quotes of … Continue reading
SilkAir: Great Food, Rude Service
The meals on SilkAir were surprisingly good, especially the Chicken Briyani on the flight back from Cochin. It looks bad, but tasted good. The white vermicelli payasam dessert (made with milk and ghee) was great and not too sweet either. … Continue reading
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Tagged air stewardess, Cochin, Food, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, rude, service, SilkAir, Singapore, travel
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I Knew I Was In India
I knew I was in India when I saw this cute sign of a lady in a sari, on the door of the Ladies’ powder room. It would have been even cuter with a bun atop her head. I spotted … Continue reading
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Tagged Cochin, culture, cute, hotel, India, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, Mumbai attacks, personal, photography, photos, sari, security, sign, Taj Hotel, Taj Marine Drive, Taj Residency, terrorism, travel
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Fort Cochin
Cochin is the main city in Kerala and it has a tourist portion called Fort Cochin which was my favourite district because I do love all the old colonial buildings there. It even has an old Synagogue, but unfortunately it … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, Arts, beauty, Cochin, design, Fort Cochin, goats, India, Jewish, Jewish community, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Synagogue, travel
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What I Learnt About Cochin
I knew that Kerala was in the southern part of India, but I didn’t know that it was that far south. Previously I was also not aware that Cochin is now known as Kochi. The government is trying to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceylon, City, Cochin, colonial, culture, geography, Kerala, Kochi, map, photography, photos, South India, travel
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King Mahabali on a Motorbike in Kochi
When we were at Kochi (Cochin) in Kerala, the main religious and harvest festival, called Onam was being prepared for. As part of the celebrations they have someone dress up a the legendary King of Kerala called Mahabali. Our driver … Continue reading
Have You Been to Kochi in Kerala?
The best part about being in Singapore is that it’s at the crossroads of the coolest places in Asia. I might be going to Kerala which is in the southern part of India, next week. I will probably have internet … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Blogs about Kerala, Blogs about Kochin, Cochin, fear, India, Kerala, Kochi, map, personal, Phobia, Singapore, situational claustrophobia, South India, travel
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