This morning we woke up early and went to the Bangalore airport. We flew to Kochi (old name Cochin) in Kerala, on the Malabar Coast. We are staying in a trendy area called Fort Kochi, but it's also touristy and the rubbish is everywhere - a bit disappointing. It was the administrative capital of Portuguese India until it was replaced by Goa in 1530. The city was taken over by the Dutch in 1663, then the English in 1814, and finally gained independence with the rest of India in 1947. Today, Kochi is the most prosperous port in the Kerala region.
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