The Chennai Rotarians were nice enough to hire a bus to take our group about 40km south of Chennai to view the wonderful temples at Mamallpuram. On our way there we did make a stop to see an alligator/crocodile farm:
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| Crocodiles at feeding time: I think I ate one of their cousins back in CapeTown |
And, of course the sacred cows can be seen just about anywhere you go.
The temples were quite impressive; one was right on the beach. And five of them, the "Five Rathas" or Chariots each were carved out of massive piece of granite.
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| Two of the Rathas |
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The Indian cuisine was wonderful. I am not one who enjoys hot spicy food and I was able to eat virtually everything that was served. At breakfast I really enjoyed the chutney and coconut and chutney and tomato dishes. And one dessert was fried ice cream, just like biting into a donut and hitting ice cream in the middle.
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| One of our lunches |
And, to end one our evenings my host family took me to the movies to see "Robot" one of the hottest films being shown in India. It was a sci-fi, one of India's favorite gendres, we went to a 10pm show (and did not get out until 0135). We watched it in the smaller theater, one that perhaps held over 500 people, in chairs which reclined. Ticket prices are capped by the government so even with these delux seats it cost only about $ 2.10 each. Tonight we set sail for Singapore.
The temples were quite impressive; one was right on the beach. And five of them, the "Five Rathas" or Chariots each were carved out of massive piece of granite.
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