Day 2 in Fort Cochin, Kerela
Day 2 in Fort Cochin- my first full day and I have been exploring. The weather is still overcast and muggy so I booked a tuktuk tour of Fort Cochin, with the nextdoor neighbour at the ‘Tajmahal Homestay’ and a fellow guest, Tina , joined me. Fort Cochin, it is just 1 island of many and the mainland in the metropolis of Cochin, it’s the oldest original part and the main fishing port, the streets are narrow and winding with tiny shops and workshops and kiosks. We started off at the spice bazaar which was more of a street of spices. As we drove down it I could smell the spices as we passed the little shops. The Old Market Spice Bazzar is the oldest in India and is overlooked by houses over 300 years old. There are alleyways crammed with spices of every kind. We visited a manufacture and wholesaler. In the courtyard we saw an acre of ginger drying in the sun and a 2m of Star Anice! Up some rickety stairs, every one of their 300...