Friday 22 February 2013

Dia 235 / Day 235 - February 22/2013


Finalmente podemos salir a conocer Kochi.  Tomamos el ferry que nos llevo de Ernakulam a Kochi, alli visitamos varios lugares historicos de la ciudad.  Primero estuvimos en el barrio Judio; luego estuvimos por la ciudad visitando otros lugares historicos.

En la tarde nos encontramos con Jacob y estuvimos viendo los pescadores usar las redes chinas y caminando por el malecon.  En la noche estuvimos en un show de bailes tradicionales de la region.  El show incluyo una demostracion de Kalaripayattu, una forma de artes marciales que se ha practicado desde el siglo XI.  Luego presentaron el baile Kathakali, que es un baile que cuenta una historia a traves de expresiones faciales (Natyam) y movimientos de las manos (Mudras).

En la noche estuvimos comiendo comida de mar en un restaurante en Kochi.

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Finally we are able to go to see Kochi.  We took the ferry that took us from Ernakulam to Kochi, where we visited some of the historical sites.  First we went to the Jewish neighbourhood; then we went to the other side of the city to visit other historical sites.

In the afternoon we met with Jacob and went to see the fishermen using the Chinese fishing nets and we also walked along the seaside.  In the evening we went to a show of tradicional dances of the region.  One of the performances is called Kalaripayattu, a form of martial arts which originated in the 11th century.  The other performance was Kathakali, which tells a story through facial expressions (Natyam) and hand movements (Mudras).

Later we went for a very nice seafood dinner at a restaurant in Kochi.


Taren, el hijo de Vincent, listo para ir al colegio, Kochi, India
Taren, Vincent's son, ready to go to school, Kochi, India

El puerto de Kochi, Kochi, India
Kochi's port, Kochi, India

Sinagoga Paradesi, Kochi, India
Paradesi Synagogue, Kochi, India

Canoa, Kochi, India
Canoe, Kochi, India
Templo Dharmanath, Kochi, India
Dharmanath Jain Temple, Kochi, India

Templo Dharmanath, Kochi, India
Dharmanath Jain Temple, Kochi, India

Templo Dharmanath, Kochi, India
Dharmanath Jain Temple, Kochi, India

Templo Thirumala Devaswom, Kochi, India
thirumala Devaswom Temple, Kochi, India

Templo Thirumala Devaswom, Kochi, India
thirumala Devaswom Temple, Kochi, India

Servicio de lavanderia, Kochi, India
Laundry services, Kochi, India
Servicio de lavanderia, Kochi, India
Laundry services, Kochi, India
Servicio de lavanderia, Kochi, India
Laundry services, Kochi, India
Servicio de planchado, Kochi, India
Ironing services, Kochi, India

Marcela manejando el Tuk Tuk, Kochi, India
Marcela driving Tuk Tuk, Kochi, India

Iglesia de San Francisco, Kochi, India
St. Francis Church, Kochi, India

Basilica Santa Cruz, Kochi, India
St. Cruz Basilica, Kochi, India

Pesca usando redes chinas, Kochi, India
Chinese nets, Kochi, India

Pesca usando redes chinas, Kochi, India
Chinese nets, Kochi, India

Pesca usando redes chinas, Kochi, India
Chinese nets, Kochi, India

Malecon, Kochi, India
Seaside, Kochi, India

Maquillaje antes del baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Make-up before Kathakali dance, Kochi, India

Maquillaje antes del baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Make-up before Kathakali dance, Kochi, India

Baile tradicional, Kochi, India
Traditional dance, Kochi, India

Baile tradicional, Kochi, India
Traditional dance, Kochi, India

Baile tradicional, Kochi, India
Traditional dance, Kochi, India

Baile tradicional, Kochi, India
Traditional dance, Kochi, India

Kalaripayattu - Artes marciales, Kochi, India
Kalaripayattu - Martial arts, Kochi, India


Baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Kathakali dance, Kochi, India

Baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Kathakali dance, Kochi, India


Baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Kathakali dance, Kochi, India

Baile Kathakali, Kochi, India
Kathakali dance, Kochi, India

Tienda de especias, Kochi, India
Spices' store, Kochi, India

Carlos, Marcela y Jacob, Kochi, India

1 comment:

  1. Que tal el servicio de lavanderia y planchado? Es como de pelicula...que cultura tan diferente, pero que rico que ustedes han podido conocerla tan de cerca, cada cosa es tan diferente......la mama

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