Day 94 (Mon 9 Oct) - Quillon / Fort Cochin

Got up early and took a rickshaw to the train station to catch our train to Ernakulam.

Sat opposite a middle aged couple from Kolkata on holiday. As we traveled we all marveled and remarked on the beauty of the scenery. Considering what we were commenting on, we were left rather stunned when the woman unselfconsciously starting throwing loads of litter out of the window. As we may have mentioned, throughout India we have seen an incredible amount of litter; people just don't seem to notice that they are making the surroundings unattractive.

Arrived at Ernakulam and hired a rickshaw to Fort Cochin. Traveled for about an hour, over a bridge and crossing a river by ferry.

We stopped at the Princes Inn. Not mentioned in our guide book, but Helen and Julie (travelers from Canada we met previously) rated it.

Lovely small hotel with really friendly staff. Got into our large clean room that had a very high ceiling.

Showered and then pottered around Fort Cochin for the afternoon. It has a real village feel to it, quite European.

Had dinner at the posh hotel, the Old Courthouse, nearly opposite the Princes Inn. Dinner was okay but should have been alot better considering how expensive it was.