Kerala. India: décembre 2006

mercredi 6 décembre 2006

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.

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

Girls. Cochin

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

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.

Actress. Munnar

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

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