We arenow back in cochin area - and arrived at our "business class" hotel in the area called Ernakulum. It is very fancy and we were thrilled to see that, for the 1st time in our bathroom we have washcloths!!!!! I plan to scrub, scrub, scrub tonight!!. but alas - the hotel is so fancy and oriented to Western travelers taht it doesn't have the toilet spray hose I've become so fond of. From our window we call look out onto the harbor and will go on a harbor cruise this evening before our last dinner with Shakkeer who said "tomorrow I will be missing you." As we will be missing him.
We went to the area called Fort Cochin to see the Chineese fishing nets and do some last Kerala shopping. While he waited for us, Shakkeer said they were filming a Malaram movie in a building nearby, and he was happy that he got to see 2 of the film stars. He pulled out a DVD he had in the car and said the movie is a sequel.
Lunch was another thali - a more reasonable 70 rupees ($1.50) and each proves to be somewhat different from the last; all have been delicious. Tomorrow morning we leave early for the airport to Mumbai. Will spend the day there where we have a driver for the day - will probably stick to the suburbs - and then a nighttime drop off in the airport where we will struggle to stay awake until we depart...about 1:30 a.m. on the 13th for Miriam - 2:40 for me.
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how fun that Shakeer got to see some of his film stars - you should definitely see "Slumdog Millionaire" when you're back home. I get the feeling that Bollywood film stars are something like gods & goddesses to the masses these days... I hope your Mumbai driver will be able to take you to any/all sights in Mumbai whether they're in the suburbs or not. Security there seems to have been increased since the November terror attacks while Pakistan & India continue in the blame-game dance. Who knows if you'll ever get to Mumbai again? Anyhow, looking forward to what you have to say about your experiences there for the day - it'll likely be a rude awakening from your laid-back, calm country experiences in Kerala...just warning ya! Safe travels & call when you're home. I bet your traveling buddy will miss daily contact with you. :-) XO
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