The last day of our organized trip, we were scheduled for a bus tour of the city with a few pit stops at temples and shrines along the way. A group of four of us decided we did not want to feel confined to the bus for one more hour so we checked out of the group, agreeing to meet back up with them at lunch. We hopped on the Delhi Subway and let it take us where it did. We spoke with a girl who recommended we get off at a “square in the center of Delhi with great food and shopping.” We were frustrated (but, at this point, not surprised) to find that she had led us straight to an area of town clogged with American stores and restaurants like Pizza Hut and KFC. Again, this seemed another instance of someone averting our gaze from the “real India.”
awesome umbrellas at the market.
Once at the square, we spoke with a trowtrow (or rickshaw) driver who told us about a market that sold good food and more traditional Indian wares. This time the recommendation was a little more along the lines of what we were looking for but the majority of people shopping there were obviously tourists. It was a fun place though and we had a great morning bargaining and eating our way through the market. We then met back up with the group around lunch to catch our flight back to Kochi.
Our last day in India, I woke up at 6 AM to go to a yoga class in the old part of Cochin. It was 5 dollars for the 2-hour class, which included a wonderful, fresh, vegetarian breakfast. And, he got me to stand myself up on my head and hold it for 15 seconds! Don't laugh all you yoga nerds out there! It was a big deal for me! Afterwards, we explored Cochin a little more. We played cricket with some school kids and grabbed an amazing last lunch of curry chicken and flat bread with homemade ginger lime soda. I was literally able to leave India with a good taste in my mouth!
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