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The houseboats have become floating cottages having a sleeping area, with western-style toilets, a dining area and a sit out on the deck. Most tourists spend the night on a houseboat. Food is cooked on board by the accompanying staff—mostly having a flavor of Kerala.

As you can see the houseboat is steered from the forward part of the vessel. The front of the houseboat is where you board and depart each stop from the front bow area.

Another variety of houseboats.

Many of these homes are literally built below the flow of the canals.

A local washing various items from the water in the canal.

One of the many cross waterways in the network of canals.

In this area of the canal there is a walkway along the canal for locals. Rare for most of the canal zone.

One of the continuous water ferries that run on the canals.

This gentleman is climbing the palm to obtain coconuts to extract the sweet sap from the coconut palm prior to it fermenting to create the alcohol brew Toddy.

The forward section, a general area to relax and enjoy the scerery as it passes by, for everyone, just behind where the pilot of the houseboat sits at the bow.

This young girl we met while walking along the canal prior to dinner on the second night. When I showed her the photo of her she was very pleased. She smiled. She wanted to practice her English which she was very proficient.

This is the Mattancherry Palace or Dutch Palace . There a large number of murals on the walls of the palace, executed in the traditions of Hindu temple art, which are religious, decorative and stylized. It is located in the city of Cochin.

This is a 16th century Paradesi synagogue which is still active today. Unfortunately there are very few remaining practicing Jews in Cochin or Kochi.

The main street in the area of the Palace and the Synagogue with many shops along the streets today.

Interesting sign hung over the street.

In the afternoon we walked to a local theater where we saw a Kathakali performance for just our group. An Indian tradition of storytelling through dance and music.

The story is portrayed through dancing and hand gestures called mudras. It definitely was different.

The harbor and ferry station was only 2 minutes from our hotel in Kochi.

Interesting throughout southern India you can rent rooms with or without A/C

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