A week later we met them in the state of Kerala, city of Cochin. We spend the first night exploring the backwaters of Kerala on a thatched roof houseboat. Although its appearance was traditional, it had two bedrooms with full baths. The cook made a fantastic seafood dinner, and we slept that night under a mosquito net!
Nights two through four were spent in Cochin where we toured the old city, including a Synagogue built in 1568. In the 5th to 15th century the Jews had an independent principality ruled over by Jewish royalty - a smaller version of Palestine. Eventually the Jews dispersed, and there are only 13 residents left. It was so interesting to walk the streets of India seeing the star of David etched into buildings, molded in wrought iron fences, and street signs in Hebrew.
