Fort Kochi Tourist Places | Kerala, Ep 1 | Food, History, Kathakali Dance & Shopping | DesiGirl Vlog

I travelled to Kerala in Nov 2022 and this is my first vlog from the series. In this episode, we are exploring the Fort Kochi area - the paradise for travellers. Places I have covered:
1. Chinese Fishing nets - This one is one of the key attractions of Fort Kochi. Chinese Fishing Nets are an indigenous way of catching fish. These nets are fixed on teak poles and bamboo. You will see 4-6 fishermen required to handle one fishing net. There are many Chinese Fishing nets installed at this spot with hundreds of fishermen at the job.
2. St. Francis Church - Located at the Vasco De Gama square at Fort Kochi, this is one of the oldest churches built by the Europeans in India. Visit it for the rich architecture and history. The video camera is not allowed inside the church.
3. Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica - This place is also known as 'Kotta Palli' in the local language. It is one of the 9 basilicas in Kerala. You must visit this church for its rich architecture, which definitely makes it one of the most impressive churches in India. It is a place of devotion as well as a centre of historic significance, endowed with architectural and artistic grandeur and colours of the gothic style.
4. Jew Town - This place is my personal favourite from Fort Kochi. It's a street full of antique shops selling unique souvenirs. This is the street which used to be dominated by Jewish people. Now there are barely 2-3 Jewish families left but it's a place you must visit to get a glimpse of the rich culture of Fort Kochi.
5. Pardesi Synagogue - More than a 100 yrs old building in the corner of Jew Town, you must visit this place to understand the arrival of Dutch and Jewish people in India. It houses many rare antiques. The synagogue (temple for Jewish people) woos many visitors and adds to the quaint charm of the Jew Town area in Fort Kochi.
6. Ginger Hotel Kerala Food - Visit this place for a beautiful view of the backwaters and mouthwatering food. You can easily spend 2-3 hrs soaking the beauty of the backwaters here.
7. Kathakali Dance - I visited Cochin cultural centre to watch the live performance of Kathakali dance and also the elaborated makeup process. Kathakali is one of the famous classical dances of India. Kerala is the place from where this story play genre of art originated.
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[@armaityyazdani1075]

Enjoyed the kathakali dance😍😍😍 i had been to Kerala few years ago but never saw Kathakali

[@shil_pa26]

have been waiting for the kerala series😍

[@varghesejohn2412]

Kerala is called God's own country because,it is well protected by the hills and mountains like sahya parvatham and high ranges

[@sandeepk87]

Kochi is a city ruled by 3 European powers, Portuguese, Dutch and British. All 3 were in friendly relation with kingdom of Cochin.

[@gnanegnanendran2705]

Wow well covered captured and documented. will be visiting soon. Thanks

[@nanditachhibber5323]

Hey desi girl traveller. What a beautiful vlog. When you said you love collecting fridge magnet I was like vigorously nodding my head and saying "me too , me too".. I also agree that being an Indian we should be traveling within the country and explore every nook and corner.. We live in a beautiful country and should also try to keep it beautiful . Jai Hind 🙏

[@subenderdutta1620]

Thanks a lot for showing the Kerala kochi and the culture and food and especially the old church of Kerala wonderful journey and l hope that l went there to elaborate the place thanks once again for the blog

[@kmgeo8391]

Hopefully, you will visit Kerala next time and discover its beauty, Kerala is not just kochi or Alleppey, there are 14 districts with different cuisine and cutlery.

[@gmj3873]

I was waiting for your visit to Kerala...☺️

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Very soon!😊

[@anilbehl3563]

Fantastic... मुझे 12 साल पहले का वो समय याद आ गया जब मैं पहली बार इस जगह गया था. आज आपने इस वीडियो के जरिये फिर से एहसास करा दिया... बहुत धन्यवाद जी.

[@shikhapaul3465]

Beautiful ❤️ love kerala ❤️

[@natureinurbanspace1280]

Love your vlogs Your vlogs are so informative, photography is excellent.

[@kaniskatamang29]

Exceptional video💕💕

[@Abhishek-fr7tq]

Jibin was good. Informative vlog even for a keralite. Looking forward to your next episode.

[@wilkowanders]

Fort Kochi looks like such an amazing destination! Can't wait to visit and explore all these wonderful places myself!

[@charugosain815]

Great vlog👍

[@The-Real-AmitBaisya]

Nicely briefed overall ❤️

[@SunilKumar-xn2td]

Beautiful vlog ji ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shalinigupta5325]

So incredible

[@sreejitha9092]

Adipoli 👏👏👌

[@rajeevmahajan9227]

Thoroughly enjoyed the episode because the way local streets, markets, cultures are explained is unparallel. People do keep showing all the tourist spots, but this video shows the real vibe of city and this is a deal breaker Kudos, keep going 👍

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thanks for bringing a smile on my face with your comment when I am losing motivation to make videos :) .

[@monikagautam8482]

Great vlog

[@junaidkhalid3207]

Very nice video dii❤❤

[@ganeshkrishnamoorthy1932]

You are correct Priyanka. India is all countries together in one place. So much diversity, it never ends. Full of surprises. Excellent blog. 10/10 again❤.

[@tonycarver9570]

Your beauty is enchanting.

[@vijaykumarnp3078]

Very nice, you have made this as good as movie

[@joshwinjoy]

Cochin was once ruled by Dutch, Portuguese and British

[@sumaniar1458]

Love from Arunachal Pradesh ❤️🥰

[@ARUNKUMAR_B.TECH-IT]

Extraordinary

[@mohammadareeqali2576]

The wonder girl ❤️🙌

[@priyankas2376]

Wow 🥰 very nice Dear 💕

[@travelworldbynazeer3101]

I am your regular viewer from kerala. So happy to see you in Kerala

[@hariomsharma8310]

Remarkable presentation specially at Chinese Fishing Net.

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you 😊

[@36yovan]

*😎 The last time I had been to Cochin was in February 2023. I like your informative video. Congratulations ! Keep going.👍🙏🇮🇳*

[@Nirala0407]

Absolutely fantastic 👍

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jalaramkrupa562]

nice tour places-food culture & dance of Kerala Kochi vlog.

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thanks a lot

[@navasn590]

Wao nice documentary! Keep up this professionalism in contents 👍

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you! Will do!

[@vimalkurveti1940]

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[@MusicalExpedition]

Aj kal desigirl ke vlogs dekhtey hue so jata hu.. its become a routine ❤

[@vinodjagdale2756]

Nice coverage ..very informative videos nicely presented 🌿

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thanks a ton

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Your all the episode coverages are good

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you :)

[@dhavan984]

Amazing Amazing 😊😊👍

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kailaspatil756]

Nice church ⛪️ ❤

[@PankajKumar-uo4zu]

Nice 👌

[@NatzoGAMING]

Btw nice video ❤️

[@tekchandvivekanandan1643]

Lucid presentation…👍

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@monikagautam8482]

Great vlo

[@praveendr8873]

Nice 👍

[@user-ov7iw4wn9o]

♥️From Kerala

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Super

[@balramverma7754]

Nice video

[@masoomrawal2527]

❤️❤️❤️

[@harrisaa4298]

Very nice! I was born and grew up in Fort Cochin and I could spot many mistakes in the decsriptions of some other videos about the place. But you are so dedicated and it's so obvious that you have put in sincere effort to learn the correct information before you speak of it. Thanks! And good luck with your trips!

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cvbinu]

The name Kochi or Cochin has nothing to do with china, Cochin was put by British, for their Convenience of pronounciation. Kochu- Small and Azhi -lagoon. Kochuazhi became Kochi. Kochi was never called British Kochi even when British was ruling the country.

[@arjunraj823]

Kochu Azhi is also not proved. There is documentation that Chinese merchants named it Ko Chin (like China) because the place was so dear to them.

[@cvbinu]

@@arjunraj823 may be but before the Chinese....

[@aravindsreekumar1093]

Love from Kerala

[@faizelkochi122]

Hai Mam,first of all Thank you so much for visited in our home town, fortkochi 👍😍🥰

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you too

[@shanusanu9346]

Kerala ❤️

[@teenaagrawal1706]

Beautiful

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you! Cheers!😊

[@sadalata1]

Very educative. The Kathakali make up and preparation was very fascinating . Educative. Keep going and going something different and special. Be different

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

Thank you so much 🙂. Means a lot 😊

[@rameshsharmasharma4996]

High level of confidence Desi girl but being you tuber i can understand u can't ful fill every one's wish bcz today u are here tomorrow some where else but personally what i felt is u would like to be in your own world anyways chalo dekhte hai mujhe iska reply milta hai ki nahi 💖💖

[@abhinabchatterjee9082]

Welcome to devbhoomi of south india

[@Hey..shreyas]

Kerala the best state in India

[@ajit52]

Never seen jewish Synagogue from inside Thanks for sharing Also this is a beautiful vlog

[@puneetanand5801]

V nice

[@ManjuSharma-tn4yt]

It will help a lot if you disclose the hotels or places you stay in your travels to different places.

[@kamaljitsinghbassan5573]

Respectable lovely girl 👍 .

[@tashinamgyalbhutia7753]

Beautiful vlog Shimla mirch take care from Gangtok Sikkim india

[@DTravller]

You visit India because you are our desi girl traveller.

[@karankumarofficialid]

Kochi me summer temperature kitna rhta he ji? Or rain k baad cold weather rhta he Kya , winter temperature 😊

[@shan7303]

Hi my friend.i like Ur vlog.kochi is My Home place.iam very happy you showed our areas in KZbin buts you missing something good places in Kochi local Life style street's resturants market's.i am working tourism fields.thats area people likes too much.

[@rubel..ahmed.bangladesh3401]

I looking from Bangladesh i see your all vlog So sweet and beautiful 💝💗💞

[@narayantullu5928]

You are looking simply lovely. Same chirpy Desi Girl I am used to see. Totally Fabulous. Please do share the cost of Transport, stay, food etc. so others like me too can plan.

[@kavyajayan9437]

Please visit munnar in kerala next time

[@conectwel1]

Your final words in this video........To much to see in India...visiting each new state/place is like visiting a new country...shows we need to discover India and its culture first and then embark on world tour.

[@jyothyrajaram3087]

Haia am here in cochin🥰🥰🥰

[@starsoul8357]

Hi...........🥰👸🥳✨

[@novertonmarak3768]

Madam,@ 4:39,I didn't know that you will be that strong.😅😅😅 But anyways,I'm really enjoying watching your Kerala vlogs.Kerp it up and do please visit 'Wari Chora' in our beautiful state Meghalaya.❤❤ ❤️

[@j000p]

The net was brought by the Chinese. But the technique was developed by the Portuguese. And that's why u seldom find this anywhere else in the world.

[@nishadnizar]

My camera 😀😀

[@nikhilgharat2359]

Travel to Maharashtra

[@Meripriyakahaniyan]

कोचीन का पैलेस सुंदर है.

[@teamgt951]

Parushuram Claimed the land of kerala as his own hence called GOD's OWN COUNTRY. Facts..

[@premageorge3679]

St. Francis church is not the first church in Kerala. St. Thomas came to Kerala in A.D.52 it is believed, and converted a no. Of families to Christianity. Churches were supposed to have come up then. But they were pretty simple.

[@navinbpalathingal]

It is the first european church in India only

[@premageorge3679]

@@navinbpalathingal ok that's good info.

[@emildon9501]

Do you have any other proof other than this oral statement?

[@navinbpalathingal]

@@emildon9501 do you have any proof to denay it?

[@premageorge3679]

There is church literature in Kerala that will give you more info and proofs. Could contact the Syrian Christian seminaries for the history of the Kerala or Thomas Christians.

[@shamimzahuri2840]

Attraction.

[@112shibu1]

Good thing in kerala that no Gomathas are not wandering like North India

[@munnarie5972]

Ma'am mis u..I am from Arunachal

[@tamalikasongs]

Hi, loved the vlog . How many days would be sufficient for kochi only ?

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

3 days

[@tamalikasongs]

@@DesiGirlTraveller any recommended places to stay ?

[@tamalikasongs]

Stay for a solo trip

[@kishorekumarneduthara2091]

Travancore raja himself claimed that he was dasan of Lord vishnu. He ruled over travancore for Lord Vishnu. From that concept, these was taken later and used to promote tourism in Kerala as "God's own country".

[@user-lo5tx6fd8v]

You looks good in ponny tail hair 😊😊😊😊

[@cvbinu]

Traditionally it was all men performance in Kathakali, now there are lot of women performers.....

[@manalitt]

As a child i ws scared of kathakalli dancer they lookd so intimitidating even tl knw the fear exists

[@archanakumaridasgupta5536]

9:20- with respect, its 'synagogue (pro: gaug)

[@DesiGirlTraveller]

I have put a disclaimer in the video. Realized it I was pronouncing it wrong :)

[@ca4845]

Whats your name. I have started liking ypur vlogs. Since i cannot travel due to bad health. I see and enjoy places thru you. I want to know your name and where you ate from

[@thengamam]

Even Though Kerala is called God's own country, it has the largest number of atheists than other states 😜

[@anilkumar4017]

No an IAS officer from the north who was the dictector ot kerala tourism in early 80s made that phrase to promote tourism .

[@arunvarmaother]

Its Amitab Kant, the current CEO of Niti Ayog... He was the former director of Kerala Tourism and tourism Secretary. He played a key role in forming Kerala Tourism brand which is now a superbrand.

[@randommedia3441]

According to hindu mythology, kerala is created by lord parashurama, by throughing his axe into ocean to lift the land from sea. . May be So that the tag of god's own country came.....

[@eshanikamadhufacs2892]

Lol

[@randommedia3441]

@@eshanikamadhufacs2892 🏴‍☠️🤧

[@woof6114]

Dayum

[@mjpframes.]

Ya you said right

[@swatiroy7121]

very nice 👌

[@faizanjaved5655]

I dont think you did justice to kerala trip

[@manazkajay8806]

British "KOCHI" LOL... What hell is that i thought we got independence decades before

[@eldhojohnanto8847]

😂😂😂

[@cvbinu]

Even when British was ruling the country, it was not called British Kochi. Kochi was called cochin at that time because British couldn't pronounce Kochi correctly. Portuguese called it Cochim....

[@eldhojohnanto8847]

@@cvbinu I think this is only for attract foreign tourists. 😂😂😂

[@munnarie5972]

Ma'am mis u