Had to share...

As any booklover will tell you, finding a new bookshop, especially one that seems to meet all your book needs, is akin to attaining nirvana! Well, I'm pleased to report that finding "Idiom Booksellers" on our recent trip to Cochin was a truly delightful surprise. We had just stepped off the ferry at Fort Cochin and was about to take a walk down "Jew Street" famous for its antique stores when I spied this little bookstore. I rushed inside and found that it seemed to specialize in travel and coffee-table books , however, it also had a very nice selection of Indian classics and a whole host of "Amar Chitra Kathas" ( unique to India, these comics illustrate historical and mythological tales from India's rich cultural heritage) which my daughters bought by the dozens. I loved everything about the shop, it's location (deep in the heart of Jewish Cochin), its charming facade (wish I had a picture to share), the collection of books, but best of all, I loved the little jute bag they packed the books in and the Saraswati (goddess of learning) bookmarks that they generously inserted in every book we purchased. Can't wait to go back there again!