Since I missed out on Monday’s tourist activities we went across town today to visit the synagogue, bazaar and palace. The synagogue was closed because it was a holiday so we explored Jew Town a little bit before heading to the bazaar. Jew Town was filled with Kashmiri shops and aggressive sales people who would jump out into the street and block our path to get us to come in to their shop. We arrived at the bazaar just before lunch and some of the warehouses were still open. There were warehouses that sold several varieties of rice, others that sold only tea and others still for chili, potato and onion. After the warehouses we came across several perfume shops and entered one to sample the smells. We walked around for nearly eight hours and once we arrived home we decided to take the ferry into Ernakulum to watch Kathakali. Tara wanted to see the performance in Ernakulum because it took place in one of the oldest theaters in Kerala. The dilapidated state of the building shocked Tara and the tiny concrete stage and rows of red plastic chairs made us chuckle. The performance was good but it was not nearly as impressive or thorough as the performance I attended in Fort Cochin. A short rickshaw and ferry ride later we returned home…exhausted.
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