Chennai et al

Here are a few pictures and a bit more detail about the wonderful weekend in Chennai and Pondicherry.

First there is our "air-conditioned" bus with windows wide open for all the sounds of the journey, especially the honking of auto and truck horns.

Then there is the elephant in front of the temple in Pondicherry. The elephant was eating from people's hands and also had small children on its back.

Talk about "fish and chips" for lunch and you got the whole fish.


And talk about "fresh pineapple" juice. It was simply delicious.

You certainly took your life in your hands driving in a three-wheeled auto which didn't seem to obey any of the conventional rules of the road.

If anyone wishes to write, they can try bill.titcombe@gmail.com hopefully this will get through.

More pictures will be posted on flickr.