We arrived in Fort Cochin located in the state of Kerala early this afternoon. The humidity level is certainly higher than any of cities that we have already visited. After settling into our room we decided to go for a walk. We didn't make it far before we found a small cafe that boasted of having various types of coffee and sandwiches. As I have previously posted, real coffee in Goa was very hard to come by.
I ordered a large Americano with milk along with a clubhouse sandwich. Sue decided on a cup of lemon tea and a veggie sandwich. The beverages and the food was great and we finally met someone from North America. Gabriel is from New York city and is traveling India for 6 weeks. We traded stories of our trips so far, along with touching on politics and education. He is a school teacher who has taught in various places throughout the world. We ended up staying in the coffee shop chatting much longer than we had planned.
After wishing each other safe travels we cruised our new hood. While the rickshaw drivers are mildly aggressive, they are certainly nothing that we can't handle. We have found in the past when we are getting pestered badly, we start talking in a language that we make up as we go along. This typically makes them back off as they soon realize we can't communicate with them. We reserve this tactic for the worst of times.
Our plan is to go out tomorrow and tour the sites....I hope to get some videos to post.
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