It was one of those things that looked like we’d keep talking about it, but never get around to doing. Only this time, we managed to pull it off.
A bunch of us engineering classmates got together and went to Kochi, where another classmate lives, and has been inviting us over forever. Oh what a fun time we had! Stuffed ourselves with food, including the sumptuous Onam spread she had prepared, had a lovely day out, and laughed till we cried! We were back to our silly selves, giggling away, not bothered about anything, just having a jolly good time.
Kochi is known for a lot of things like the port, naval base, synagogue, church, spices, etc. But what took all of us by surprise was this.
A beautiful temple, only one of its kind, the Thrikkakara Vamana Moorthy temple is dedicated to Vamana! None of us had heard about it, so it was quite a revelation. Apparently, Onam has its origins in this very temple. Very interesting history indeed. It was so peaceful when we visited it, though the aftermath of the Onam celebrations was quite visible.
We also visited the Hill Palace museum and the Kerala Folkore Museum. The latter was absolutely fascinating, and astonishing because it is the collection of a single man!
We wound up the day with a stroll down the beautifully lit Marine Drive and some yummy appams.
All in all, a great weekend in the company of friends, and really laughing out loud! :)
