Last days in India

So the past few days in India have been fairly eventful. On the last night of vacation a few of us took a houseboat through the backwaters of Kerala. It was beautiful and the houseboat was incredibly luxurious. One of the highlights of the backwaters experience was talking a ride on a wooden canoe through what they called a narrow canal. This was after we docked for the night so we were riding toward the sunset with palm trees in the foreground which was amazing. On the canoe ride we rode through an area that was completely covered in water lilies which parted as paddled through them. The next day we visited a 500 year old synnagogue that was built by the Kochi jews. There are multiple theories of how they got to Kochi but it was fascinating to see such an old synagogue. As a sidenote they wouldn't let me in wearing the shorts I was wearing so I had to go to the store next door and rent a ridiculous pair of pants. The next day we took a 13 hour train ride from Kochi to Bangalore which was an interesting experience. It was a relief to get back to Bangalore and amazing to realize that this place already felt like home.
Tonight I leave for China and I'm sad to leave India but excited for China.