Waffles and a Band

Roel was kind enough to take me to a place in Kochi which had "Waffles" on the menu. That was just too tempting. I had to see what a Waffle in India would be like. I have to say, I was very disappointed because it tasted like...well...a Waffle. I was expecting a Waffle with a chilli pepper in it, but that didn't happen. I got a Waffle, some syrup, some butter, and little squirts of whip cream - good stuff. It reminded me of the all night Pancake houses where you eat breakfast for dinner. I also saw someone who was younger with an Apple laptop...this was a hip and cool place, and the music was techno. Can you imagine going to a Krispy Creme or Dunkin Donuts which serves waffles to the fast beat of techno pop. O.K. proabably not, but you can live the experience if you go to Kochi.

We then went to the Casino Hotel which has a live band that plays 6 days a week. The band works during the day, and for extra money they play at the hotel. I was expecting some local Malayalam type music, but apparently these groups don't exist except on CD's, and we were treated to 80's rock Pink Floyd and U2 type songs. They were very good, and the audience of around 20 which was made up of 17 waiters and 3 patrons were loudly clapping 6 hands of approval at the end of each song...it felt like a jam session. If you like more people around you, go on Friday's, Sat or Sunday, but I like mid week because it's more of a challenge to try an keep 17 waiters busy at the same time.

Here is a link with some pics of the Hotel:

http://www.cghearth.com/imggal_casino.htm