With the old fort area being easily reached on foot from the Fragrant Nature, it made perfect sense for us to do a spot of sightseeing on our first day.

Sightseeing in Beautiful Kochi

The roads here are fairly quiet and there is minimal hassle. Perhaps twice in the entire day are we offered the services of a taxi; apart from that, nothing.

It’s a sigh of relief for us really as, our expectation of being met by hordes of pushy con artists disappear the moment we set foot outside our hotel.

The pretty streets are incredibly photogenic. The style of the buildings is finished with those famous terracotta tile roofs, all in varying states of repair.

Added to this, colourful street art is found all over the place. A young man at a bus stop approaches us as we photograph some graffiti; ‘It is the independent art festival here right now. Artists from all over India come to Kochi to show works. In kerala, we are very skilled artists’. He’s not wrong.