Cochin/Kochi/kerala:The queen of Arabian sea: An early morning );- a photo by {deepapraveen very busy with work..back soon on Flickr. My most fvrt City. The most vibrant port city -having a coast line of 48kms-situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula.It is surrounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. It was from Kochi that the colonization of India started.It was/is an important spice trading centre. Now it is a significant commercial and industrial hub of India because of the IT boom. As a final note? What makes this city beautiful..The people, the sea, Chinese fishing nets,multi culture, Jew street and kaikas biriyani (a famous shop which provides amazing biriyani),Mariane drive,cherai beach..and many more. For me,what makes this city close to my heart is, my days with my friends here..The short train journeys to this city, window shoppings, those second hand book sellers in the street ( A street version of ebay) and those long walks ...