Some things you just cant explain. Today was beautiful; I witnessed something that even if you tried to explain it, it wouldn’t be possible. Its just one of those things. We had a remarkable guide that joined us in the morning to show us in and around Cochin, starting with Fort Cochin which is part of Old Cochin. First we went to a beautiful St Francis church, which is said to have been built in the e arly sixteenth century. Vasco da Gama was buried here after he died from Malaria but 14 years later his son returned his remains and buried him in Portugal. The ceiling of the Church is designed to look like the hull of a ship and is spectacular. Next we went to the fish mark et where we were suddenly ambushed by hundreds of sales men who had all sorts of things. We eventually bought a couple things, did a run, jump and dive into the taxi and drove off. Then to calm Nancy down after she nearly went insane from the ambush we popped into a coffee shop with the most delicious chocolate cak...