Kerala - First impressions

Kristen and I arrived (by train) in Kochi (Kerala) today.

First impression - the people are so much more friendly. Here is just a snapshot:

• Venders don't ask twice when you kindly decline their offers! 
• Food is served with a smile - oh and a $1.20 dollar breakfast and a $1.10 lunch. Cheapest food in India so far!
• Tuk-tuk drivers actually offer us fair prices, that we don't even bother bargaining. One tuk-tuk driver found us a wonderful "home-stay", a motorbike to rent, and drove us around, and only asked us a minimal rate of 20 rupees ($0.40). We gave him 100 rupees because he was just awesome!