Jades Dinner Telephones Busses and Crabs

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Wow, its bloody hot here!

I am so pleased we decided to fight the angry mob and change our flights to Chennai, it is sooooooo good down here.

MESSAGE FOR SAM - YES PLEASE CAN WE HAVE THOSE CONTACT NUMBERS? thank you xxxxx

I can't use MSN as my password has a character we can't get up on the Indian keyboards!

Yesterday we ventured into Chennai Central Zone and talk about overload of sensory perceptions! Smells, sounds, sights, a cacophony of everythingness all pushed into small spaces! There was so much happening that I can't remember anything apart from smiling and feeling happy.

I am a bit fed up of Pervy men though. Jade went to change some money yesterday at a small (tiny!) bank and I was invited to sit down to wait, as soon as I sat down there was a man feeling my boobs so I pushed him aside and glared... a proper Pollywotsit angry glare... we then went to use the phone and when it wouldnt ring out he sat next to me and again started pushing against my boobs... he got the "Im getting more than angry" glare then! Today Jade has had her boobs squeezed by a man on the beach - why do they do it? Don't they realise how nasty and intimidating it is?

I remember the driver dropping us off at a crazy junction with an endless stream of traffic; it took us five minutes to decide which way to venture then about another 10 to cross the road! We got sneaky, we decided to stick to a local and cross just behind them and we are safe - I think! haha, was so funny.

I have been trying to get an adaptor for my plug so I can recharge my camera (I left the other in Delhi in our rush to leave them maddening hoards of people!) - we went in to a department store in Chennai, first Indian one I have been in and their way of shopping is so different to ours. We chose our charger at the counter, then went to another counter to have the item checked and stamped, then to another counter to get a payment receipt and then a fourth counter to finally pay and be given the bag. Customer service was 2nd to none though, greeted at the door and helped with our shopping - perfect and so happy!

jJade is loving the food here and I have a few photos of the looks of surprise when what she ordered arrives; it looks stunning!

Today we travelled to Mallupuram, south of Chennai; started on a local state bus, great experience but we hadn't a clue where the bus was going so a great adventure, we thought at one bit it was a trick bus and we were going round and round in circles!

Got here safely, found a room straight away - gorgeous and sooooooo cheap; went on the beach and paddled - I had to do the English tourist bit and rolled my trousers up - haha, what I site (remind me to delete those pictures from Jades Camera!). We saw people catching crabs (the seafood type, if you dont mind!), fishermen, cows on the beach.... bliss...

We are just chilling for a bit, then going exploring - to the postoffice that refused to post Kays letter last year, can you remember that Kay?

Anyway, Summary, Having a fantastic time 😊

Love to you all, Polly - Wotsit xxxx

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Photos

Reading a Map
This was a map of bus routes, we wanted to get to Mamallapuram, itneresting!

Chennai Station
The window is the booking hall, rather than go over the steps the locals crawl through the window and cross the tracks

Chennai Station
Chennai Station

Jade's Meal
This meal was so funny, all the staff were watching Jade eat her Dossi

I had to take a photo of this!
Kay! Just for you :)

Comments

[anonymous]

contacts
sounds lovely mum, it makes me laugh to think you are in that place again, we have some memories from there aye? remember your promises up in the restauraunt, you should go back there and think about them......your doing one of them right now hahha! The contacts you need look for seb in my face book and write him, thats the best way I have i know he will welcome your message otherwise reze, tell them who you are and tell them you would like to meet with them love you sam xx

[Polar Shift]

Misrepresentation
As for the pervy Indian men, which is usually small in number, have this strange idea about white skinned women, to be some what liberal or loose. Its very unfortunate, they form such a opinion based on the cheap trashy hollywood movies and endless porn stuff which feature white women they see on the net. But if you happened to talk to them on their face directly with a straight face, they would behave like noble, holy cows. Its funny but they can go both extremes. I am an Indian living in India and acknowledge your views fully.