After our time in Alleppey ended, we took a bus up to Fort Cochin, a little town with Portugese and Dutch influences everywhere to be seen. We stayed in a wonderful homestay (called Green Woods Bethlehem if you ever head that way) where the family were incredibly friendly and cooked us up some mean breakfasts! We stayed for about a week in total, which was more time than originally expected due to us getting through the backwaters quickly.However, it was a great place to while away a few days,with various interesting sights such as a Dutch palace, Jew town, and Chinese fishing nets, plus we had the unexpected treat of seeing dolphins not far out from the shore. We also went to see a Kathakali dance performance, we didn't have a clue what was going on but the customes and the wailing, I mean singing, didn't half amuse us. Which isn't good when you're in the front row!
I think the most amusing thing that I did during my stay was having a go at driving a tuk-tuk! The driver let me try during a short tour of Fort Cochin, and I made sure I beeped the horn at every necessary occasion, Indian style! They are surpring heavy (I guess no power steering!) and depite probably going no faster than 10mph, really quite scary! The driver would've let me carry on further but seeing as I value my life (as much as anyone who will get into a tuk-tuk does) I politely declined and let the professional take over again!
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