Fort Kochi - An Experience

Independence Day is a matter of great pride for all Indians as it symbolises their collective victory over the British. It is also great news for students as it is s compulsory holiday for educational institutions. So we finally got a holiday - and utilised it well by visiting the old city - Fort Kochi.
This time we were just 4 of us. The rest had gone home for the weekend. But it was great fun nevertheless. We were at the beach till 2 pm and then had a scrumptious Chinese lunch. I had always wanted to visit the synagogue and so, we set off for Jew Street. And that, i believe was the best event of the day.
Synagogues are not very commonly seen in India. Today, there are around 5000 Jews in India. The Cochin synagogue is managed by a certain Jew family of 14 members. Stepping into Jew Street you get a feeling of having reached some other world. And the synagogue, wow!! The number of lights there made Roopal and me gasp. The guys were not pretty impressed initially, but later, they too found the place interesting. The flooring of the synagogue is of handpainted chinese tiles, 1100 of them, each unique, i.e. with a different design. The synagogue itself is around 500 years old. The whole experience was fascinating.
We decided to have our evening snack at Bimbis, but ended up going around whole of M.G. road before finding the Jose Junction one. I had a Black Forest pastry which I had been wishing to eat since long.
The day was great except for the sudden heavy rain which drenched the 4 of us around 5 minutes before we could reach our hostels. But no harm done. The fact that I had to sit up till 1 am with my assignments (yeah!! they are still there!) was not a dampener.
In all, a great experience!!