Cochin!

We went down to Cochin in Kerala with our friends Neil and Heather on Saturday. We spent one night in the Taj hotel, then on the Sunday morning we had organized to go around the backwaters on a houseboat for a day and one night. 

The boat was really nice, the surroundings were lovely but the staff on the boat was not great! We had to ask for  everything! Even water! We had read when we booked the boat that we would get lots of lovely, great food, snacks etc, but we first of all had to ask for lunch, when it got there it was ok but then we didn't get anything else until dinner at 8 where we had to pay for our won fish and prawns and there where only potatoes and watered down lentils for vegetarians ( me ) to eat!  very disappointing!

In the morning at 3 am, me and Stephen got woken up by a rooster who sang every 10 seconds! until 4 when the boats outside started up very noisily, we finally got some sleep at 5.30 and then the staff on the boat started to be very load and noisy in the kitchen at 6, they where shouting at each other and banging around , so we got up and waited for breakfast..... a few cold slices of toast and an omelette!

All of us gave them a very bad reviews and no tip.

And we are hoping to get some money back from the agency who recommended them and made the booking! 

We then stayed a day at the Le Meridian by the pool, that was great!

Anyhow it was nice to have friends here and we showed them Delhi! What we normally do in a month we did in one day! so much to see and do! 

We ended last night (their last evening) with lovely food and laughing at our pictures!

Taj hotel first night.

Neil and Stephen chilling out at our room.

Rainbow, looking back at the reception of the hotel.

Sunset.

Huuuuge bat.

This is a similar boat to the one we where in.

All of us on the boat.

Heather got dinner.

Me on the boat.(when standing still)

Walking around Cochin.

In the pool the last day in Le Meridian

The boys playing around.

At a mosque in Delhi, a small boy being funny running around .

When we entered we had to cover up.

Puppies!!!

Humayums tomb

Too much sun?

Spice market , Old Delhi.