mercredi 6 décembre 2006

Washing II. Cochin


Washing. Cochin


The two boys had to wash all the tableclothes of a restaurant, I suppose. Not any soap, only salt water and dried by the sun; in the background, a chinese net.

Chinese nets. Cochin


India. Cochin


The cargo India, seen from the chinese nets.

Sisters. Cochin


Don't need no bus, they live in front of the school.

Sentence. Cochin


In Cochin are many christian schools; on the walls some sentences you are supposed to follow...

Bye bye. Cochin


Three friends. Cochin


After scool. Cochin


Hands. Cochin


A lot of fun. Cochin


In the rickshaw, they come back home...

Colors. cochin


Trio. Cochin


Bazar street. cochin


Many trucks are waiting, in front of the groceries, a quiet moment for theese men, waiting the coming back of the porters.

Ginger. Cochin


Ginger is drying by the sun, this man removes it for a better drying process.

mardi 5 décembre 2006

The wall. Cochin


Old synagogue

In the jewesh area, but they are almost all gone now.

Umbrellas. Cochin


Many umbrellas in Cochin , for the sun; in Tamil nadu it was for the monsoon...

Trader's shops. Cochin


Old colonial stores.

Onions. Cochin


Bazar street...

Trader. Cochin


Porters. Cochin


Bazar street is very busy, many tradre's shops : spices, rices, grains...

Washing. Fort Cochin


washing the bowls, they were full of cuttlefishes; behing the chinese nets in action.

Family. Fort Cochin

Evening time, when many people meet on the beach.

Hands. Fort Cochin


Evening time on the beach....

Cargo. Fort Cochin


lundi 4 décembre 2006

Chinese net and boats. Cochin


Ernakulam is the modern harbour of Cochin; many boats come here.
The small one is a ferry.

Going back. Cochin


The net is back in the sea, the man goes back to the beach, not the crow...want to be the first to catch the next fishes...

The man and the crows. Cochin


To put the netback in the sea, a man have to walk on the trunk and help this action by his weight, don't think the crows weight is important here...

The fishermen and the crow. cochin

The crows are always watching, to get some fishes in the net...

Chinese nets. Cochin


Funny girls IV. Cochin


Funny girls III. Cochin


Funny girls II. Cochin


Funny girls I. Cochin


Girls. Cochin


In the popular area of Cochin, they have a lot of fun!

Coming back. Cochin


A good fishing party. Cochin


Chat. Cochin


Friends. Cochin


The beach of fort cochin when many people meet, especially in the evening...

dimanche 3 décembre 2006

Tata tea. Munnar


The famous Tata tea...Tata is also the owner of Tata vehicles and many big societies; he is a very famous man in India.

Steps to heaven??? Munnar


Sunsetting light. Munnar


Going to church...

Actress. Munnar

She is a famous actress of Bollywood, here painted on a shop, in Munnar.

A nice girl. Old Munnar


Sitting. Old Munnar


While the musicians are playing, people are sitting in the surroundings, waiting for the following part of the ceremony, old and yound together...

Earings. Old Munnar

This grandma wear very heavy earings...

Funeral. Old Munnar


During a walk, I hear some percussion music, and going up to this village on a hill, i am in a funeral ceremony; stupidely i left my recorder in my room this morning, considering I would not need it for a walk in the plantations.Nice people who invite me to stay...The village is the property of the plantations society

Waiting. Old Munnar


I spent a moment with theese women, all adorable, a nice recall...