I slept like a baby and was well rested by the time Thomas woke me up. When I got ready and came to the living room, Shaarad was already there. Thomas' parents had gone to attend some function at Kottayam, but his sister Nilima had stayed back.
The 4 of us then went for breakfast, and later to the bus station to drop Shaarad off. Shaarad had to go to Kottayam to meet an old friend of his from London. Shaarad was just about to buy his bus ticket when his friend called and said that traffic on the Cochin – Kottayam route was moving at a snail's pace, and it would be better if he didn't go through the ordeal. This suited us just fine, and we spent the remainder of the day just walking about Fort Kochi, watching the Chinese fishing nets in action, having lunch with a view of the backwaters, browsing through books and postcards and finally sipping on some unique flavored teas. We met Thomas & Nilima's parents when we got back home, and were treated to an amazing dinner prepared by aunty. The next day Thomas was to drive his Mom's old car back to Bangalore, so we called it a day immediately after dinner.
I had been to Cochin a couple of times before with my parents, but I saw it in a new light in this trip. It looked like a sprawling metropolis in some parts with giant high-rises, while in others there were large aristocratic bungalows besides the backwaters. It was such a harmonious blend of the modern with the old. The weather at this time of the year was quite pleasant, but I was warned that it could get quite hot and humid in summer. Nevertheless, I liked Cochin a lot.
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