Again we docked this morning just after dawn so got a good view of the port area of Mangalore. and again it seemed clear that the passenger terminal was an after thought as it was in an area that seemed primarily provided for loading fertallizer and coal. On first imporession it seemed that the air of Mangalore was even more poluted by smog and dust that Kotchi. This imression was re-enforced during tour.

Our days outing got off to a rousing start as we were welcomed dockside by a brass band and young women throwing flower petals over us and offering bindi (a red dot on the forehead).

Another bus tour of some of the city sights was the order of the day. As you can see from the photos above we started with a visit to an Artisan Village to see demonstrations of some traditional village crafts skills which included a visit to the village Manor House.

Belmont House is an old colonial house built by Load Harris in the early 18th century and named after his ancestral mansion in Faversham, Kent. It is now ownedby the Peres family.

A quick visit to St Aloysius Chapel and its associated school unexpectedly gave us another opportunity to watch the antics of tour buses and their drives as half a dozen such vehicles tried to drop and then pickup their passengers in the tight confines of the Chapel parking lot.

The day was completed with a visit to a very spectacular Hindu Temple called Gokarnanatheshwara.