Fort Kochi







We wake up after a 12-hr bus ride from the high ground to the Indian Ocean city Kochi which is a cosmopolitan city in Kerala with a bustling commercial port. Kochi is the financial capital of Kerala and one of the major tourist destinations in India. We rode a ferry directly to Fort Kochi which forms the upper part of the Peninsula with neatly arranged colonial buildings, narrow well-paved roads, Anglo-Dutch influenced structures, churches, and large antique shops. We ali’s walked in the beach area and saw the Chinese Fishing Nets ( Cheenavala), as the official icon of Kochi and are a testimony of relations between Ancient Chinese Empires and the Kochi Kingdom. They were gifted by Chinese Emperor Kubalagi to Kochi King in 14th century. There were more than 100, though currently only a few remain in working condition.

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  1. 20% DIVIDENDJanuary 31, 2019 at 6:37 AM

    12 hours on the bus, and then a ferry, yikes. 14th century fishing nets, amazing.

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