By far the Falcon Mall at Maradu is a cool place to go to in terms of distance, convenience and comfort, from Fort Cochin, for dinner and some cinema when one is staying in Kochi for more than two days. It also gives a visitor opportunities to interact with the locals outside the tourism circuit. The Daily Market there gives some good option for fresh spices at a local rate. Rest everything is a mall one might have experienced everywhere else.
Shingley is the historical name of the first Jewish settlement of Malabar (Kerala). Popularly called as Muziris, Kodungallore is believed to be the area where the Jews came to after the destruction of the second temple. When the Muziris port became unusable in the flood of 1341 the Jews relocated to Parur, Chendamangalam, Ernakulam and Mattancherry. This tour is to the Synagogues and the cemeteries in all these neighbourhoods.