Wander Woman

When I first heard o Fort Kochi , I thought of it as a real fort. I was so used to forts of Rajasthan.The rajasthan forts are magnanimous and is a pure display of wealth and power. Fort Kochi was a far cry from that.There was no fort at all!! It was a peaceful little place with a hip crowd,mostly tourists. You could lose yourself in the place and nobody would give a damn. And then I discovered Jew town, snaking my way through bazaar road. The walk is lovely flanked on both sides with age old buildings and quaint eateries and curio shops tucked away in obscure corners. Every visit to that place opened up new vistas for me. Jew town currently has five or six Jewish families living there and thousands of Kashmiris who have set up shop and who sell the most awesome antiques. On Bazaar road(which extends from fort kochi to Jew town) is the famous spice market. The entire road is filled with the wonderful smell of spices and you can see the famous spice merchants at work. Jew town i...

I was always fascinated by this bridge since the time I landed in Kochi. and this fascination hasn't dimmed as yet. In fact I'm fascinated and amused by most things around me and I consider it a good thing in retrospect. I love this old Thevara bridge especially because a train track (bridge) runs alongside and also because it offers a magnificent view of the channel. I resented the building of the new bridge and was happy that it took almost eight years to build. So anyway, I always wondered how it would feel to be passing on the bridge with a train chugging beside you. The train has to go really slow because the bridge is very old and doesn't have railings. Found that out the other day when a train was crossing the bridge. We literally felt the vibrations even though we were on the road bridge. Now, that the new bridges have opened up, they have closed the old bridge for people and evening finds many people indulging in fishing from this br...