Ronni and I had been practicing on the roof of Saj Homestay. This morning, as I opened my door, Natasha was in the hallway and informed me it was her 11th birthday today. I told her we were going upstairs for yoga practice and invited her or join us. She […]
Travel Notes
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Today is about Jewish history in Kerala. Sharif, our driver, and Rajesh,took us on a long drive from Cochin (would have been shorter, but we had to circumvent a half-marathon). On route, the first temple was closed, but beautiful, then on to Chennamangalam. The tombstone just outside is inscribed, “Sara […]
Saj, our homestay owner, made arrangements for us to get a traditional Indian oil rub early this morning. A tuk tuk driver met us at 7:25A and we left the touristy area for a local place. We had two woman working on us. The table was a beautiful hard wood, […]
Just to note, we are in the city of Cochin, state of Kerala. Specifically, we are staying in Fort Cochin, the ancient port town. It is tropical, no high rises, easy to walk, lots of Palm trees, lots to see. We’ve switched to Indian breakfasts now. Pineapple lassies, rotti and […]