12 Feb 2013
We did a lot of walking today, despite the heat. We went to see the Basilica, and then walked
all the way to Mattanchery, through the wholesale spice market on Bazaar Street
with the most wonderful smells. On the
way we stopped to have a look at the displays at Pepper House, using our
Biennale ticket. We carried on walking
and arrived at the Dutch Palace where it cost us 5 rupees (5p) each to
enter.
More walking brought us to Jew Town where we were hoping to
visit the Jewish Synagogue but sadly this was closed and will have to be done
another day. Carol bought some funny
trousers (ali baba style)!
We decided, sensibly to take an Indian Ferrari (tuk- tuk)
back home. The tuk- tuk driver gave us
his card in case we want to use him again for some ‘sight scene’.
We have noticed an absence of cows in Cochin and a predominance
of goats, they are everywhere! Apparently
all the goats have owners, they are milked in the morning & the milk given
to the schoolchildren. They are then let
loose during the day to do whatever goats like to do, maybe a bit of ‘sight
scene’ and then in the evening they all make their way home again by
themselves, clever eh?!
In the evening before dinner we went to see a Kathakali show
at the local theatre. This is a 2.5 hour
long performance, there are 3 main performers, all men and if you get there
early, you can see them applying their make-up on stage. Their costumes are stunning! The story was the ‘killing of Kichaca’ which
involved the attempted seduction and beating up of the wife of the hero, her
telling her husband and him killing the bad guy with what looked like a big wooden
spoon, well you would wouldn’t you! But
seriously it was a stunning performance of a distinct art form.
Basilica
New funny trousers!
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