We, Bernie and Danielle were up at 5 a.m. and out of the house by 6. We walked for a couple of hours since this is the only cool time of the day. We went to see the Chinese Fishing Nets and we even helped pull in the catch, such as it was. It hardly seems worth the effort to us. They put the nets down and leave them there for aout 4 minutes. These nets in Kochi are the only such nets outside of China and are reputed to have come here with Kublakhan, during the 12th or 13th century.
After breakfast, we all met up with yesterday's rickshaw drivers, John and Babbu. They took us to "Jew Town", the old Jewish section of town which is suppose to date back to when the first Jewish people settled here with the Spice trade. We then went to the Dutch palace which is really Portuguese. They then took us to the Ginger Factory, an old Portuguese wharehouse supposedly 500 years old. There is ginger as far as your eyes can see, drying in the sun and used for medicinal purposes. The smell there is so potent and the lime dust that the poor workers have to breath in all day, is inhumane. They must all suffer from lung desease. We finished our day with them back a t the Chinese Nets since Lloyd and Lynanne had not seen that yet. We said goodbye to our drivers and went to have lunch and here we are. See you tomorrow from Munnar.
After breakfast, we all met up with yesterday's rickshaw drivers, John and Babbu. They took us to "Jew Town", the old Jewish section of town which is suppose to date back to when the first Jewish people settled here with the Spice trade. We then went to the Dutch palace which is really Portuguese. They then took us to the Ginger Factory, an old Portuguese wharehouse supposedly 500 years old. There is ginger as far as your eyes can see, drying in the sun and used for medicinal purposes. The smell there is so potent and the lime dust that the poor workers have to breath in all day, is inhumane. They must all suffer from lung desease. We finished our day with them back a t the Chinese Nets since Lloyd and Lynanne had not seen that yet. We said goodbye to our drivers and went to have lunch and here we are. See you tomorrow from Munnar.
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