Monday 28 July 2014

A Tour of Fort Kochi

One of the most attractive features of Fort Kochi is that there are things which change little over the years. Our first encounter with the autorickshaw drivers who have specific pitches in the tourist areas was on our very first visit and most of the crowd who hang around the Malabar House Hotel are still there.
Salim, with his clean and well-maintained rickshaw is one of the most ubiquitous and persistant. He was our "Ferrari Man" who rebuked us, he kidnapped me and tok me on a whirlwind tour of the tourist shops one afternoon and always stops to chat.
On our last visit, in February this year, there he was. I stopped to chat, and although he probably didn't remember me stopped whenever he saw us and introduced us to his current ride.
His tours of Kochi are recorded by a satisfied customer on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPrxsVlDTEkthisvideo

Great tour of the spice market!

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