fisherman's cove - chenai

it has been a few days since i have taken time to update --
i wish that a computer could just read my mind & write every little thing down that i am thinking.
we have now traveled to chennai - via 40 minute airplane.
the best service ever, by the way.
they gave me 3 bottles of water, a meal & turned on my reading light for me -- all in a little plane ride.
liz and i thought it was funny.
chennai defintely has a diferent feeling than bangalore.
i loved bangalore -- there is a certain energy about the city and i feel like i did not have nearly enough time to see everything.
bangalore has a nearly perfect climate -- it is quite far above sea level, and has great weather.
our driver told us we wouldn't like chennai due to the climate &
because the people here have darker skin....
interesting, huh?
yeah -- there is supposedly a little tension between the two cities, considering they are in diferent states & there has been a conflict with their means to accessible water.
anyways --
chennai is humid & right on the bay of bengal.
the place we are staying at is beautiful.
the city defintely has a different feel.
it is a little more run down - and we are staying in an area that is more rural.
there is a holiday that is celebrated all weekend here - it is for the farming community so
everyone has work off & everyone is celebrating -- they have sugarcane everywhere and have
things very beautifully decorated.

this area of india was hit by the tsunami.
today we visted a temple -- the only one of 3 that survived the tsunami in the area.
due to the damage of the water -- it exposed old ruins. 
it was very cool -- got some great pictures.

then we went to this market -- art -- thingy.
run by the government.
and there was a lot of things for sale -- pam i got you a little gift.
and they had music and henna and all these things.
liz, laura & i had a woman read our palms.
it was a lot of fun & very intersting.

according to the woman i will be married between 25-27
and i have already seen him
and she told me other fun secrets...
but i wont share :)

tonight we are just hanging out.
i haven't really stopped since i got here.
yesterday bonnie, marsha and i went to this art festival in bangalore
while laura and liz rested.
it was really amazing.
i got some great pictures.

also -- wanted to talk about the traffic/driving here.
i wish i could explain it.
i decided it is its own culuture.
and language.
you could not pay me to drive here.
they have no boundaries -- they pass and go wherever they please.
and they use their horns every 5 seconds
but - they never ever lose their tempers.
i tried to take a video of it --
i will try to upload things when i get home.

hope everyone is well --
love love xoxo