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Indian Coast Guard ship headed out to the Arabian Sea a short distance where we are

A local fisherman explaining to a few of us how the fishing nets are used

This is the small group of us who walked out on this dock that was about ready to collapse into the river. We were the adventurous ones.

These nets we are learning about are the iconic Chinese fishing nets still in use daily.

This is the dock we were sitting on with the net set to drop into the river

We drove by this group of young kids with parents and couches enjoying the competition in athletic contests on a Saturday morning.

Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi, Kochi, originally built in 1503, by the Franciscian Fathers is one of the oldest European churches in India and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India.

It is thought to be India's oldest European built church. Vasco da Gama was buried in this church in 1524 . His tombstone is still inside the church. His remains were later moved to Lisbon.

This is one of the sites where the Marigold Hotel was filmed in India in 2011. The Real Marigold Hotel, this portion, was at Le Colonial in Kochi, India. The movie is a great movie to see.

Sunset Harbor view entrance to the Arabian Sea while taking a sunset cruise on the Periyar River

In the distance is a ferry approaching the island across from Kochi city.

Fishermen in the evening getting their fishing boat ready for the next days catch.

Fishermen returning with the days catch

City of Kochi in the distance

Fishermen in the foreground, vehicle ferry in the center and the port docks in the distance.

In the distance are the port docks where cargo is unloaded and loaded onto freighters from around the world.

Sunset on the river and a final look west at the Arabian Sea harbor entrance

One of the most enjoyable times of the whole trip for me occurred early the next morning when a group of young men "Youth of Cochin" was waiting for us at the hotel to take us through their city on motorbikes as the city wakes up. Meet my new friend Titan and his new Honda motorcycle he had.

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