Our First Time Visiting Fort Kochi in Kerala 🇮🇳 European Family Explores India

We finally made it to the Fort Kochi area and will visit some of the sights with an auto. We are taking the ferry over and to the island and will take in the sights from there, checking out some old Churches, Chinese Fishing nets, graveyards, Jew Street and some places... let's check how this went. Please do like and subscribe to the channel. I am still struggling to get this going properly.
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[@FunTravelLondon]

I am coming to India ❤❤ Next month for Travel and Food Vlogs and I hope it will be a memorable trip ❤ Stephanie from London

[@yvesthesleeve]

enjoy

[@darkroomentertainment5882]

Come to kerala ❤️

[@mono_chemistry]

You are welcome

[@chairpants]

Young generations in Kerala below 30s are moving abroad and that's a big issue just like eastern Europe.

[@yvesthesleeve]

I see

[@konthampraneeth8076]

Majority of the young people got to which country bro ?

[@altros2566]

​@@konthampraneeth8076uk

[@chairpants]

@@konthampraneeth8076 Canada, uk and Germany mainly. Then a few goes to Australia and new Zealand. But majority still moves to middle east then after saving up from there they move to western countries forever.

[@shivaraml5692]

He told you not to film because the Naval jetty was right across.

[@krr5893]

Not because of that, it's dangerous to stand near the door since the lake is so deep.

[@greenpeppermalayalam]

We take pics and nobody recsticts

[@stefanierider9559]

So far the best Kochi video ever

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@rajeshnvijo-dj7dk]

Poor video 😢 need some better😢😢😢

[@stefanierider9559]

@@rajeshnvijo-dj7dkbest video I have seen on Kochi, EVER

[@bobbymathews5568]

Kodimaram made out bronze,copper and the top portion with gold plated using for hoisting church flag once in a year for a week of anniversary celebrations.

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks for explaining

[@vikrammore1465]

Very nice place, thanks for exploring and showing it to us mate, nice video 👌👍

[@yvesthesleeve]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@anupamdas1811]

This is a really great video you made. Especially the old beautiful Dutch architecture of Kochi, the old quiet areas of the city with the huge trees of the past, the oldest European Church in India, the old Jewish quarters were great in your video.

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@chaw294]

Hi and hello Mr Moonshine and family. Am going to tag along to Fort Kochi. An interesting ferry ride 👍👏 Aaah...that group of youngsters are friendly and chatty....wish all of them the very best in their further studies in Germany.

[@yvesthesleeve]

cheers

[@nixoncolaco2762]

Interesting video moonshine. Nice to see the young guns from kerala exploring the world.

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@michaelmellor9641]

loved all your filming brilliant thank you UK Manchester

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@zootallures6470]

The huge dancing figure is Shiva/Nataraja. He has a ring of fires behind his back. Very nice tour!

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@vidyutmulki2807]

A very special video. Enjoyed watching this video a lot.

[@yvesthesleeve]

I am glad

[@angth5347]

Nice outing of you and family on sunny day and showing us the history of Kochi.

[@angth5347]

The bronze iron using charcoal bring back memories of my schooling days...reminiscent of the past

[@yvesthesleeve]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@vidyutmulki2807]

This was one of the very best videos. I shall visit this place with my family.

[@yvesthesleeve]

Please do!

[@manojvm]

Very nice tour of Fort Kochi!

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@desisam3590]

Very good video & you explore so many beautiful places nice 👍

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@Raju-kx8jw]

Good to see you again

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@j-a-i-o-nj-o-s-e-p-h9387]

Habibi welcome to kerala

[@yvesthesleeve]

thank you

[@milsilva3074]

Nice beautiful video clip I hope you're enjoying your all family

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks, all good

[@casaanovaa]

Hmm the Jew town. And the lil roads filled with art and handicrafts. Well hope you visited the purfume shop where one can mix up different types of purfume and make one which is unique to us only. Quite cheap too one I remember is called chilli 😜

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Kochi is an ancient city with a storied past. It was the main center of Indian ocean trade for over 2000 years.

[@MMX-fh5tn]

The lost city of Muziris, the New York City of the past lay a little to the north of Kochi/Ernakulam...

[@HelloHarini]

We wait for your new vlog😍😍😍

[@yvesthesleeve]

Tonight coming out

[@revathik9225]

That fried banana looked absolutely delicious

[@yvesthesleeve]

It was!

[@preetisarala3851]

Vasco de Gama landed in kaapaat Beach, Calicut kerala (Kozhikode ) in the 13th century.He was the the first European to land in India

[@vrrajasimhasimha4536]

Good morning brother..Have a beautiful day..Love you all...

[@yvesthesleeve]

Good morning

[@karvind5005]

An interesting video...

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@chaw294]

Oh wow, this video is very interesting, knowledgeable, informative and historic.... it's really fun and entertaining to watch. Great content with excellent footage. Hats off to you, Sir and a big thanks for bringing us along. A great island tour, love it.

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks a bunch

[@webabhi]

I love to drink chai and eat toast for breakfast, then eat Avial for lunch and then take a walk on Thaikkudam Bridge, this excites my ears, soothes my soul and gives me a great feeling. I love you Kerala.

[@yvesthesleeve]

Great 👍

[@arunvalecha1247]

Visit Cherai beach, edapally, marin drive, athirapally waterfalls etc from Ernakulam

[@living.in.the.moment.2022]

This is one of the nicest videos that you have created. The architecture of Fort Kochi is a delightful fusion of various influences, including Dutch, Portuguese, and British styles, each leaving their mark on the buildings. Reminds me of Malacca and also Georgetown in Malaysia. I enjoyed watching you wandering through its charming streets and exploring the artistic wonders of its handicrafts shops. It was fun to watch your son feeding the birds, wish you had filmed it longer. Your decision to hire a local guide to take you around sightseeing was a smart move too. I am sure your audience would love it more if you can persuade your wife and children to participate more actively in your videos. Most of us are following your videos because we enjoy getting a glimpse into your family's daily life. Whether it's exploring new places, trying out fun activities, or simply having a meal together as a family, sharing your daily experiences with your viewers is a wonderful way to connect and create a sense of community. Thank you for sharing your family with us. Please don't stop creating new contents. ❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thanks mate, I will see, it is getting harder to create at the moment as views are down, so I am not sure

[@living.in.the.moment.2022]

@@yvesthesleeve Hang in there mate..you are going to hit 100k subscribers soon. Your luck is going to change.

[@milsilva3074]

Nice place video clip I like to see Hebron church Jewish nice video clip

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@bobbyeapen6049]

great vid, you checked out quite a wide range of places. there's fresh banana chips, halawa (orange and black with cashews) varkala beach thekkady, a house boat cruise, with a personal chef and private bath and bed (I think its 100 a night or so, but it includes, housing, food, and logistics) Munnar and plantations spice tour plantation and lunch included jattayu bird statue the many waterfalls, wayanad,atripillay, kannur Also try the fried fish, Kerala fish curry also try the veg food from mothers veg plaza, unlimited veg food on a banana leaf

[@yvesthesleeve]

👍👍👍

[@justborn1983]

Hai gud envng❤

[@internet_wanderer8316]

Nice place. Your commentary has become better than last time when I saw your vlogs. Commentary becomes better when we become natural and don’t worry so much about what to say on public space. Also your wife and eldest kid can make it more like a conversation although your kids are too small to express things. 😀

[@yvesthesleeve]

cheers mate

[@Jppl03]

Ian, if possible try visiting Kerala Folklore museum in Kochi.

[@joshybenadict6961]

Hi Sir Welcome to wayanad . enjoyed ko chi your family.❤❤❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks mate

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Kochi has historically been the most multicultural and cosmopolitan area in the whole of South Asian. 41 different communities used to live there

[@yvesthesleeve]

cheers mate

[@MMX-fh5tn]

The lost city of Muziris, the New York City of the past lay a little to the north of Kochi/Ernakulam...

[@onlyme2426]

Glad you had a hassle free govt. approved stroll around Fort Kochi😂😂. We love the Kerala moonshine and his videologue ❤❤❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks so much

[@midhunmidhu2573]

Beautyful family🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thank you! 🤗

[@milsilva3074]

Nice boat ride atmosphere explore about Portuguese Dutch architect

[@liswilol]

23:17 it is used to hoist the flag, when the feast of that particular church begins. If feast is for 10 days, flag will be lowered on the 10 th day.

[@yvesthesleeve]

I see

[@preetisarala3851]

Dhobhi means washerman.Dhobhi ghat is the place where washermen wash clothes

[@yvesthesleeve]

Yes

[@travelandfishing4535]

Powerful

[@yvesthesleeve]

😁😁

[@ukirfan]

vasco da gama tomb was interesting, you have missed in santhome ? chennai, shrine of apostle st. Thomas .

[@yvesthesleeve]

just too much...

[@preetharexy5149]

I request u to visit Allepey backwater. U can spend two days in boat n enjoy food n village life

[@kanank13]

hot tea glasses near the edge of the side where your toddler is. Not a good idea. always keep hot glasses in the center of the table.

[@Anonymous-db4ze]

It’s sad to see all the trash lying around in the beaches and other beautiful places. Kerala used to be a very clean place. But it’s getting worse over the years. If these places were cleaned up, how much more beautiful and prouder could Kerala be!

[@yvesthesleeve]

True, but it is still a lot better than many other places.

[@user-tns1986]

Lvn ths video

[@yvesthesleeve]

I am glad

[@tanujakumari1995]

DHOBIKHAANA literally translates to - The Launderette 😊. The Star of David is actually derived from of one of Sanatana Dharma's oldest symbols - SHATKONA YANTRA (literally Hexagram Machine) which belongs to Lord Karthika, the son of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. In fact the YANTRA is made of two inverted triangles in opposite directions, each standing for Shiva (the Male or Purusha) and Parvati (The Feminine or the Prakruti) and this Yantra is a union of the two! There is a ton of significance to it, I am just relating the elementary concept. The dancing sculpture you saw is that of Lord Shiva performing his Cosmic Dance. Shiva in this pose is called NATARAJA - literally Dance King or King of Dance. This sculpture is mandatorily found in every traditional dance school in India, where all dance begins with obeisances to the ultimate dance artist- Lord Shiva! Lovely, interesting video, thank you for sharing with us 🙏.

[@yvesthesleeve]

Well, your information is very interesting, I did not know this.

[@g.k.k5890]

ബീച്ചിലെ കല്ലിൽ തട്ടി വി യല്ലേ.brother

[@ab1ek145]

Hi visit willingdon island also in kochi

[@yvesthesleeve]

Sure 😊

[@roughbull5792]

Hi sir you are family like this your voice papa is so voice super sir I I am Madurai Siva I am like this Switzerland

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@rejinthampan8619]

Awesome vlog.Please visit LULU mall Kochi.

[@angth5347]

Namaste...kochi have similar colonization like Malacca

[@yvesthesleeve]

true'

[@rosemedia8909]

16:10 That's not first indian church that Europeans buildied first church in india Meanwhile the first indian church was build by st. Thomas in since AD - 52 Time in Kochi (Now Thrissur District) That church name st. Thomas palayoor church 1:55 The photo in that bus is of him

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thanks for that

[@khandavillianirudh8741]

32:16 it's an idol of lord Shiva dancing 36:31 those colours are for rangoli 39:12 you never make us feel bored in any of your videos. You will be making some jokes nd some times you speak hilarious. It's fun watching your videos. 6:56 I wish one day I meet you and your family and take a selfie like this.

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thanks mate, appreciate it

[@milsilva3074]

Happy to see st. Francis Church Barry at Vasco da Gama thank you publicate KZbin same kind of laundry washing place Ada Sri Lanka Colombo city come to my memory now you don't know it's I will not because I'm never go to Sri Lanka 29 years

[@sreejiths5872]

What did u guys think about fort kochi overall?

[@yvesthesleeve]

we liked it

[@brianodonnell1664]

Hello Swiss family!!! Pray all is well?

[@yvesthesleeve]

All good, struggling but okay

[@forever470]

Go to wonderla kochi

[@yvesthesleeve]

Well, first we will watch this

[@sumangalrajkonwar2371]

High time you explore the other parts of India that are at their best now. Northeast India especially Meghalaya, Sikkim and Nagaland

[@rajeshnvijo-dj7dk]

Alone 😢😢😢

[@yvesthesleeve]

Who is alone? We are not...

[@KeralaProperty]

good

[@yvesthesleeve]

Thanks

[@jagathfernando6433]

👍🏼💚😁

[@VN-ux2ep]

This video is one clear example of the Great Indian Exodus of Indians to Europe Australia Canada, without proper qualification, without knowing basic English, not knowing the country's mother tongue and degrees from pretty bad universities. They take loans, pay the agent fees and go!

[@yvesthesleeve]

alright

[@achumuralimurali8428]

That's kodimaram(flag stand )

[@yvesthesleeve]

thanks

[@chetnakarthikakolla8085]

Hello family

[@yvesthesleeve]

Hello

[@zuzanaabdullah5139]

hello from malaysia with❤❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

Hello there

[@preetharexy5149]

Its government property like naval base headquarters for security reasons they strictly follow rule not to take videos

[@lockdowntraveller9441]

Queen of arabian sea kochi❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

That is her

[@IamTheGuy777]

Man your kids will grow up with so much exposure already they will have a great life. Other westerns just complain india being dirty and backward but you are just non judgmental. Keep it up 😊

[@yvesthesleeve]

most other westerners are boneheads

[@dygsitiawashamsudin870]

Never knew there're Jews in India. Thank you for the beautiful video.

[@yvesthesleeve]

There are a lot of synagogues all over Kerala

[@sup793]

in India jews have been living for over 2500 years. India is the only country where jews have never been attacked. Israel government has acknowledged that and thanked India for that.

[@yvesthesleeve]

that is interesting to learn

[@astrostar43]

Not true...there was a terrorist attack on the Jewish Chabad House in Mumbai on Nov 26th 2008 where a Jewish couple were murdered leaving their son Moshe Holtzberg the survivor... orphaned...same time as the attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai...Google it..

[@-hj3hu]

Don't miss Lulu mall

[@shyan12341]

Never visit any mall waste of time n price three times higher than open market!!

[@sk_ka_in8193]

Your right day lights Robber

[@engr100viki5]

my best sis & my best bro ylmy niece & nephews 😘🥰 thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your cousin viki 💙

[@yvesthesleeve]

cheers mate

[@engr100viki5]

💙

[@rajeevrajan1875]

👍

[@betaverse4090]

14:02 What da hell was that 🤣🤣🤣 Black Fam from Africa ☠️

[@yvesthesleeve]

There are also families there...

[@jamesbluntjamesblun1]

Well it's not allowed he said when you stick your head outside of the water taxi, since you felt adventurous cause it's bad publicity for them that somebody from Switzerland came with his entire family to visit gods own country only to drown and die in our backwater would be such a shame 😂.

[@yvesthesleeve]

we cannot die

[@bharatha037]

We love Israel they are our great allies

[@yvesthesleeve]

I did not know this before

[@babylonviews7987]

Have u stayed at wald hotel burgenstock resort??in Switzerland??? U show us Switzerland instead of Kerala and Tamil Nadu so boring , u eat aapam, parotaa beef curry show authentic switz, there food culture

[@yvesthesleeve]

I have never stayed in any hotel in Switzerland, I don't live there and I don't vlog there. And nobody watches vlogs from Switzerland. If you want to watch I have a series from Switzerland, not many views.

[@sk_ka_in8193]

Why keral govt play with bus passenger running those scrap buses even gujuri shop owner also not buying those buses for scrap.I wonder there no rto rules for scrap policy...what kind educated people I don't understand..

[@yvesthesleeve]

Difficult to say...

[@arjunraj823]

Buses are well kept. Not old shaggy ones. These are private buses not owned by govt. Govt doesn't operate buses like you see in Banglore or Chennai.

[@ukchub6633]

Omg Moonshine you sure is safe using very thin slipper? What happen if you step on broken glasses or nails? Congratulations to those Indian student good for them to have good life life in future. ❤

[@yvesthesleeve]

Regular flip flops and safety is just a word

[@ukchub6633]

@@yvesthesleeve ☺