Day 95 (Tue 10 Oct) - Fort Cochin
Got up around mid morning and headed over to the Kashi Gallery for breakfast.
This is a small art gallery championing local artists and towards the back a really nice small leafy garden where they serve breakfast.
Had a really good French toast and fresh fruit brekky!
Went to the nearby tourist office to get a local map and then had a potter around. Right next door to the tourist office we saw a tame fish eagle sitting amongst the chairs and tables of a restaurant!
The weather was beautiful. Blue skies with puffy white clouds and not too hot.
Walked past men working the Chinese fishing nets pulling in their catches ( [1], [2], [3], [4] ), closely watched by a number of very interested cats! We also went past the fresh fish stalls and restaurants literally next door to the nets where the same fisherman would sell their catches. Doesn't get much fresher than that. Interesting thing about the restaurants is that the owners will quite happily help you choose your fish and then cook it there and then!
Wandered on and through the small streets of Cochin that were lined with small pretty cottages ( [1], [2] ). Reminded us a little of where Jo's mum lives in Thame, Oxfordshire!
Stopped just by the parade ground; an open area not unlike an English village green where children were playing cricket. Consulted our map and found that a posh restaurant was nearby called Malabar. Deciding that we needed a drink we headed over and were soon sitting in a shady courtyard by a small pool.
Had a couple of glasses of very nice wine and fresh fish fingers.
From the Malabar we walked back past the harbour where Sarb stopped outside a fish stall. What had caught his eye was the small hammerhead shark that had been laid out as part of the catch of the day. (Sarb assumed it was a hammerhead although he is no fishologist).
Later we popped over to the restaurant opposite our digs. As they are not legally allowed to sell alcohol, they sell their "special brew" in large tea pots and you have to drink out of mugs! Had a tasty meal and retired to our rooms, knackered and Sarb being slightly merry on special brew.
This is a small art gallery championing local artists and towards the back a really nice small leafy garden where they serve breakfast.
Had a really good French toast and fresh fruit brekky!
Went to the nearby tourist office to get a local map and then had a potter around. Right next door to the tourist office we saw a tame fish eagle sitting amongst the chairs and tables of a restaurant!
The weather was beautiful. Blue skies with puffy white clouds and not too hot.
Walked past men working the Chinese fishing nets pulling in their catches ( [1], [2], [3], [4] ), closely watched by a number of very interested cats! We also went past the fresh fish stalls and restaurants literally next door to the nets where the same fisherman would sell their catches. Doesn't get much fresher than that. Interesting thing about the restaurants is that the owners will quite happily help you choose your fish and then cook it there and then!
Wandered on and through the small streets of Cochin that were lined with small pretty cottages ( [1], [2] ). Reminded us a little of where Jo's mum lives in Thame, Oxfordshire!
Stopped just by the parade ground; an open area not unlike an English village green where children were playing cricket. Consulted our map and found that a posh restaurant was nearby called Malabar. Deciding that we needed a drink we headed over and were soon sitting in a shady courtyard by a small pool.
Had a couple of glasses of very nice wine and fresh fish fingers.
From the Malabar we walked back past the harbour where Sarb stopped outside a fish stall. What had caught his eye was the small hammerhead shark that had been laid out as part of the catch of the day. (Sarb assumed it was a hammerhead although he is no fishologist).
Later we popped over to the restaurant opposite our digs. As they are not legally allowed to sell alcohol, they sell their "special brew" in large tea pots and you have to drink out of mugs! Had a tasty meal and retired to our rooms, knackered and Sarb being slightly merry on special brew.
posted by Jo and Sarb at
10/10/2006 05:50:00 am
1 Comments:
Wow! great fish eagle shot.
That wooden frame thingy that pulls out the fishing nets looks more like an american indian torture mechanism.
And if thats not a baby hammerhead shark, where can i get one for my tropical fish tank
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