Kerala Day 7 - Teapot tearoom

Enroute to Jew Town on the morning of our last day in Kochi, we stopped by this quaint cafe, which true to its name, holds some hundreds of teapots in different colours, shapes, sizes and material.
As if that was not enough, the tables were old tea cases, there were sketches of teapots and teacups on the walls, old photos and pictures from tea estates - and for a tea lover like me it was heaven.

Teapot
Peter Celli Street, Fort Cochin
Kochi, Kerala 682001
0484 2218035

More about this place in The Hindu

Kerala Day 3 - Driving around Munnar

Whenever I hear the word Munnar - it will always bring back memories of crisp cool mountain air, miles and miles of tea plantations, shiny silver oaks, tall eucalyptus trees and winding roads.

The tea lover in me was at peace here - three days of bliss - driving around to the various points, tea stores, tea museums, spice plantations - life seemed just perfect. The light showers that came down each afternoon was the ultimate gift of nature - cooling the air and releasing the fragrance from the fertile soil.

The 20 km drive from the resort to the town was hardly anything to complain about, when we could enjoy scenes like this on the way!

A nice weekend

Enjoying the Friday with a nice cup of mid morning lemongrass tea
I don't find lemongrass or chai patti in Hyderabad as easily as I'd find them in Bombay, so managed to find some bulbs in Ruci & Idoni - kept them in a jar of water for a few days and planted them - now a couple of snips & they brighten up my mornings with their fresh flavour :)

Bought a set of three orange plastic strainers from Hypercity - love their cheery colours :)

This is turning out to be a fun weekend as we have a friend who engages us with great conversations staying over with us :)

A current favourite

Pure and Simple by Vidhu Mittal, a must buy cookbook for vegetarians
Borrowed it from a friend and already tried some five recipes
Each one very simple and turns out perfect tasting
Pure peppermint tea for a mid-morning chai boost

Anti-oxidant burst

Mid-morning snack of a few berries and tea
Love this Tick-Tock red bush tea - got inspired to drink this after reading McCall Smith's Ladies' Detective Agency series :) It's got a rich flavour and very high in anti oxidants too!

Tea-light

After the glaring sun from all sides in our Mumbai apartment, this one on the first floor has very gentle sun seeping in, something that we actually love basking in. This is my mid-morning cup of herbal tea on the floor of our east-facing balcony.