Going to engage in a little blogger relations now. We are staying in the most wonderful boutique hotel in Cochin called Tea Bungalow. I mention it because those of you who are design inclined will love what they have done with the place. This used to be a home in Fort Cochin, the old part of the city and an ancient trading post, and then became the guest house for business guests of Brooke Bond, an old tea company which I believe is now part of Lipton’s. The house was vacant for about 15 years before it was bought by two wonderful young men and renovated “to a tea”. We stayed in the Cochin Suite – like so much of our sojourn in India we did not get to stay and do it justice – but it has a little private balcony that looks over the courtyard and a comfy bed – meant to ask them to change the pillows as they were too small and too hard but that is truly a quibble. To have such a little gem in the middle of an Indian city is like an oasis. They have only been in business eight months and are looking to build this into a going concern so if you find yourself in Cochin be sure to stop by or book a room.
Talk to Vipin Venugopal +91 93887 19677 – and for added pleasure, Fort Cochin is one of the most walkable places I have found in India with a lovely boardwalk by the sea and terrific small lanes with shops and handicrafts. Few autorickshaws, cars or cows to get in the way, just some lovely morning walking. This church of St Francis has been just about every Christian denomination since its founding in the 16th century. One thing you realize very soon about Kerala is that there is a profound Christian influence just not seen in the north.
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