Yesterday we went to this beach town that is like 2 hours northeast of Chennai. It is known for it's stone carving which was really cool! We watched them do some and it is super impressive. They also have a bunch of old temples and stuff. So there is a lot of history there. Because of that we saw a lot of other tourists there. We were not the only white people! But there was this school group that saw us that still were so happy to see us! They shook our hands and we sat and talked a while. They were having the time of their lives, and I won't lie, so was I! This may be as close as I ever get to feeling famous. So I'm soaking it in ;)
This first picture is what they call the butterball. Or that could be what we called it. I'm not sure. It was this giant boulder that had the smallest base ever. It seemed like is would roll down the hill at any second but it never did! At least while I was standing under it, it didn't. I was grateful for that! But I'm a Campbell so I was obviously seeing if I could lift it up. And the next picture I have been trying to capture all week. Where ever we go we see these women walking around with huge buckets of stuff on their head! This is the best picture I have gotten so far. They have like 3 inches of padding between their head and the bucket but I just can't even imagine walking around with something like that on my head. Way to go Indian women! You are inspiring for real.
In these pictures we went around and saw some of the temples. They were really awesome and you could go inside them and they all had these really cool carvings everywhere. So they were prime picture taking places. I am coping the woman on the left and just hanging out with the two people in the other picture. Maybe doing a little meditating.
Ok this guy's skin was all blue and he wouldn't smile for anything! I was talking to him and we were having a great time but he was so stoic! Appropriate for a stone carving town! (Get it!? Stoic!) So when I took a picture he just stared. And this was after I asked and he said yes. You have to ask if you can take a picture here because there are some people who believe that if you take their picture you take part of their soul. So I can imagine they wouldn't like it if you just snapped a part of their soul away.
In the same place (shoe store, I'll explain about that soon) we saw some guy come out of his shop with a burning watermelon and smash it in the middle of the street! Then we saw this beggar come up and start picking at it. That was pretty sad, gross, and I couldn't pull my eyes away. I don't think he even ate any though. So I am really wondering what was wrong with that melon!
At the shoe place I got custom made sandals! They got the exact right size for my foot and got the leather to be the right length and made the shoes right there! It was really awesome! They are this really cool red leather and after I wore them all day they stained my feet a bit red. It came off easy though. I also got this anklet, and only one. The girls the next day were all asking me why I only had one anklet on! I guess you can't just wear one, you have to wear one on each ankle. So I guess I'll have to pick up a second at the junction tomorrow. The junction is a little shopping area just outside of our village. A pretty fun place, it feels like a year round flee market.
And the next picture is of a sweet boat. There were a million. And I touched the Bay of Bengal! And got a Bindi. So that's what that red dot is on my head. But all the girls thought I should have just done a small black paint mark. They said that is better and that people don't wear that big red one. But I saw plenty with the big red one. I was styling.
I hope you enjoy my blog! I love India!!! And the cows here are so cool. And loved by all.
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