Hello all, We took the early train to Chennai this morning. It was great to get out of the city and see the country side. About 5 hours on the train, but they served us lots of snacks and the scenery was interesting. Chennai (formerly Madras) is very different from Bangalore. It's hotter and more humid and it seems like it's more crowded and less prosperous. We were met this morning by Kamala who was Amy's social worker. We were glad to have her along for the trip here but think that we'll be okay without her for the train trip back to Bangalore. You must give your luggage to a porter and race along behind him onto the train. He grabbed one of the kid's middle sized boxcar luggages and tossed it on his head,
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