shankar s.: Sitting pretty on the Cochin waterfront
shankar s.: It was refreshingly uncluttered on the waterfront that day
shankar s.: Vallarpadom Church
shankar s.: The priest has just commenced his sermon
shankar s.: Love those boats in the lagoon in the foreground!
shankar s.: Looking across towards the busy Cochin harbour
shankar s.: A view of the surrounding countryside from atop Vallarpadom Church
shankar s.: Fish farms behind Vallarpadom Church
shankar s.: Vallarpadom Bridge- the longest rail bridge in India
shankar s.: A painting in the upper level of Vallarpadom Church
shankar s.: The Lady of All Nations
shankar s.: Holding the candle to the master artist
shankar s.: Statue of Our Lady of Ransom
shankar s.: Protective bars overwhelm the look out gallery
shankar s.: Descending the steps of the lookout balcony
shankar s.: An arch in the parking lot of Vallarpadom Church
shankar s.: A fish market in Cochin
shankar s.: Ingenious wall mural shows jumping dolphins!
shankar s.: The fresh fish sold here was pretty cheap
shankar s.: Fishing canoes behind the fish market
shankar s.: Posing against the sea behind the Cochin fish market
shankar s.: Fishermen are amused at my photographing them
shankar s.: My guide had to take a picture of me again!
shankar s.: We saw fishing boats in three sizes that day
shankar s.: An egret atop a post at the fishing pier
shankar s.: These fishing boats are sort of mid sized
shankar s.: The free ranging egret moves on to one of the fishing boats
shankar s.: A final fish market shot while a trawler approaches in the background
shankar s.: And then this large trawler comes along
shankar s.: My guide takes a pic of me shooting the trawler