Fort Cochin Heritage Walk

Monday, 18 May 2026

Ginger Lime Soda

A 100-rupee burger from Burger King tonight.
Almost twice the price of the local version.
But the real competition here is not burgers.

It is the evening snacks from the roadside shops:
banana fry,
vada,
chilli vada —
simple dough or lentils dropped into hot oil and served fresh with rain in the background.

Kerala evenings do not need much ceremony.
Just rain, tea shops, and something fried.

But the champion of the summer was Soda Lime with ginger and the best we had this season was from 'RAVAN' on the Cherlai Road , Mattancherry.

12 May 2026

The rain finally arrived.

It dropped the temperature by almost seven degrees… and took the power supply along with it.

Three hours into the blackout and counting. (The power did not return till noon, next day).
Sometimes an unexpected power cut slows life down just enough to notice the evening again.