The Kerala tour was absolutely refreshing. We stayed for a while in the Western Ghats, enjoyed the mountain air and hiked through the wilderness (leeches galore!). We then took a lazy ride through the backwaters on a houseboat (a great way to travel) up to Cochin. There we saw a bustling city life along the Arabian Sea: fishermen fishing, peddlers peddling, beggars begging. It was a much more modern city than Madurai, although I think population-wise it is smaller. It's a port city, though, so I suppose it makes sense.
We found a wine and tapas bar with legit wine from Karnataka... I had a Shiraz, and it wasn't too shabby. I also enjoyed tiger prawns in a saffron glaze and crab au gratin. Mmmmm, non-mushy, non-ricey food :)
I then wandered the streets with my nearly empty pockets and found a place called Teapot where I enjoyed a pot of earl grey with my knitting and Moby-Dick for the rest of the afternoon. I had just enough money to get back to the hotel via a 3 rupee ferry ride (along with some clever direction-asking) and buy some soup for dinner. Perfect!
I'll post some photos from the tour once I get a chance.
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