OK, so i know that i wasn't going to post again until Trivandrum, but the Kathakali dancing i saw last night was so amazing! the dancers communicate thier words through a complex series of hand gestures and facial expressions. the control they have over thier bodies is phenominal! Went on a seven hour backwaters tour today. the first bit was fun and got a little boring towards lunch time. lunch was great. traditional kerelan fare served on a big banana leaf!...

i have arrived in Cochin. train got in at 12, it is now twenty past four and i have seen everything but one of the sights i had planned. the only thing left, traditional Kathkali dancing, doesnt start for another few hours so i am just killing time. I have booked a seven hour excursion into the back waters for tomorrow, it was the cheapest way of seeing them for me. to spend two days on one of the house boats was WAY over my daily budget. So the day af...