Bicycles, naked massages, Kathkali, Fish Markets PART 1

Woke up pretty early, had a fantastic breakfast at out hotel, it was really pretty. THe hotel was called the old courtyard, and it was litterly an old courtyard that we had our breakfast in. It was another day of getting things done so we booked our houseboat in Allepy, and also our plane tickets. So get this it costs more to go domestic in india than to go international from india. and tourists pay double the cost of indian nationals. oii! So we payed a crap load for all those formalities. I was glad we were done it to enjoy our stay in fort cochin. We later rented our bikes so that was pretty nice.

BIKE RIDE:
started to away from the tourists area i was tired to seeing whity tighties (tourists). Then we sung around to go to the shady side of town, which was very interesting and yet a bit disturbing, it was literely like walking from black to white. the river smelt of putrid sweage and it seemed like the town was just hiding it behind this halo of darkness. Well okay it wasn't that bad, but it did smell pretty funky. It's so sad seeing children with babies on there hips. So we biked through and immediatly we were in the muslim area. After having an unpleasent time in Mumbai with a Muslim resturant, we decided to turn around and head to the chinese nets. These men are crazy!

so they put the fishing nets down, and then after 15min they lift them back up.
i think they do it all day, and they don't really get that many fishies. So they try and try. These guys might be skinny, but they are strong F*ers. Really strong. So after enjoying our freshly squeeed pineapple and orange juice we went on our way.

Back in the hotel i had a shower because it seemes i sweat more than any women on this earth. So i had a quick shower and thought hmmmmm. Keral is known for ti's auyervedic spa treatments. We deciced to get massages. We saw a place a block from the hotel and went on our way. So we get to the place both decide we just want a plain ayuvedic oil massage. (keep in mind it's with 2 people)

The women tells me to come up and Colin goes with the guy. I get into the room, and there is a pan of oil on the floor and a place to lay down on the floor as well. This is what happens next:

Massuse: take off all your clothes
Me: all of it?
Massuse: all of it
Me: even my underwear?
Massuse: all of it
Me: even my underwear?
Massuese: all of it
Me: even my underwear?
Massuse: all of it

so i took all of it off , and was extremly embarrased as 2 women were applying oil on me. then after they would rub oil on you they would slap your hand on the floor. so not only was the whole situation extremly embarrassing but also most definetly painful. and then she kept telling me to relax as she went onto systymatically crack my toes!(that hurts like HELL). To make things worse i had to bite my lip from laughing out loud thinking about colin getting the same thing. It was the most bizzare thing i have ever experianced.later colin told me if anything in the world could test a man's homosexuality, it is an ayuervedic oil massage done by 2 men stroking your butt. How could i not laugh senseless after that!

part 2 of our day is to come.