Kochi, India.We arrived in Kochi at 4:30 in the morning. We slept for about 6 hours then took a rickshaw ride around and saw The Dutch Palace, some temples, some old churches, and a spice factory. That was how we were introduced to Kochi and it was crazy! The driver did not care at all what side of the street he drove on, neither did anyone else and he drove super crazy fast! The next day we went on a boat tour of the backwaters. We stopped at a factory were they turn clamshells into calcium, had lunch served on a leaf, saw spices, and saw a coconut factory. The day following we had a train ride to Varkala.

Varkala, IndiaIn Varkala we stayed at a beach resort. We played in the waves and found weird snails that dig themselves under the sand if someone dug them out of the wet sand areas. All over the beach there were Swami’s making offerings and carrying pots of fire on their head. We stayed in the resort for 4 nights. On the last night we walked down to the cliffs (a place on the cliffs with a strip of shops and restaurants) and ate dinner. While crossing the beach back to our hotel hundreds of little crabs started crawling EVERYWHERE! We ran back to the hotel but not before one climbed on to my foot.

Delhi, IndiaOur plane to Delhi was 5 ½ hours long. At the start I ordered a chicken salad. Half way through the plane landed in Bombay but we had to stay on bored (next it went to Delhi). In Delhi I was sick so I didn’t get to go on the tour that day but it was of Old Delhi and New Delhi.