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traveltips# TOI: Kochi, now an artists' paradise

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An old christian marriage photo of kerala

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traveltips# Banana..banana fry..the speciality of kerala. You get fresh and hot banana fry from those small banana fry shops. Fresh ripe bananas are the safest for quenching your hunger...

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233# No visit to Kerala is complete without an authentic ayurvedic massage

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232# Visit the exclusive penguin book store at the Baypride mall, Marine drive, Kochi. Very reader friendly place. The view of the Kochi harbour from this shop is magnificient.

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231 # Buy a Nila vilakku, the traditional lamp of Kerala, made out of bronze. The one shown below is a very large nilavilakku at the departure enterance of the Kochi international airport

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230 # Shop at @home.....a great place for curios. They have an outlet at the Edappally bypass junction, Ernakulam, Kochi.

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229# See, try and buy one charka (spinning wheel), which is the symbol of Indian independence. Available at the handicraft shops (Gandhi gramodyog)

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228# Buy some antique pieces at throw away prices from the second hand furniture shops. Over the years, we got some very good pieces. Here are some of the old bottles we bought, which are used as flower vases.

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227# Do not miss the Kerala fish curry and Kozhuva fry...

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226# Shop at the handicrafts shops of Mattancherry and Fort Kochi

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225# Visit any one of the well known Dosa joints, and explore the various variants of the Dosa, starting from Masala dosa to Tomato duck dosa....Dosa joints are very common in Kerala

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224# Take the boats to neighboring islands like vypeen, mattancherry and fort kochi from the ernakulam boat jetty. It is quite enjoyable and economical. While on the boat, do not forget to look back to see the Kochi city sky line.

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223# Have a chilled beer and chicken 65 @ the bar at Gokulam Park Inn, Kaloor, Ernakulam. The food is tasty, and the bar is spacious...pricing is reasonable...

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222# Rent a cycle at Mattancherry and roam around the streets of Mattancherry and Fort Kochi. An excellent way to have a first hand experience of the life there...

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