Puzzle with a piece missing in Pondicherry
January 17th 2015 HE SAID...
We were leaving Mahabalipuram and heading south to Pondicherry. We woke at 6.30am and headed out to a local chai wallah (tea seller) at Mother Chai Shop for a morning chai. The chai (tea) stand was tiny and the street was empty, so we were happy to be there. While Ren befriended a local dog who was after pats and scraps, I watched the wallah interrupt making our chai to give a young str
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Kindness and craziness...
How lovely to encounter acts of kindness from the chai wallah to the women protecting Andrew while he slept to your friend Damien. These sweet treats make traveling memorable! Then, Auroville, the golden orb, and a wild rickshaw driver provided proper craziness to spice up the visit. As I often do with your delicious offerings, I looked up eggplant with walnut sauce. There was neither an Indian nor a French one, but one from Georgia--perhaps they "fused" a bit too far afield. Glad to see that a fine snooze put Andrew ready for trucking again.