Neenas Marriage, Cochin Trip and Bannerghatta NP Visit.

Neena's Marriage, Cochin Trip, and Bannerghatta NP Visit

Austin and I went to Cochin Kochi ( KOH-chee, Malayalam: [kotˈt͡ʃi] ), formerly known as Cochin ( KOH-chin), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA). to attend Neena's marriage. It was one of the shortest marriages I have ever seen. The entire marriage ceremony took just 30 minutes to complete. This was my first time witnessing a Malayali marriage.

After the marriage, we went to the Cochin Harbour to spend some time. At Cochin, I discovered that they use boats as a mode of public transport! That was quite interesting.

Back in Bangalore, this weekend, I visited Bannerghatta National Park Bannerghatta National Park is a national park in India, located In Bengaluru and Ramanagara District, Karnataka. It was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002, a small portion of the park became a zoological garden, the Bannerghatta Biological Park. with Vaishnavi, Shiva, and Dad. Vaishnavi wanted to see the new Butterfly Park opened at BNP, but after the Grand Safari and Zoo visit, by the time we reached the Butterfly Park, it was already 5:30 PM, and it had closed. Next time, we plan to visit the Butterfly Park exclusively.

During the Grand Safari, I managed to capture some great snaps of tigers. The cab driver helped me with some of the shots, and he even captured a few himself. I paid him Rs.10/- for this extra service. :-) However, I wasn't entirely satisfied as I had hoped to improve my photography skills with some wildlife shooting.