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After we tied up our first view from the ship was this ensemble.
The view from our port side room window. The sign reads "Welcome to Chennai Port Trust Passenger Terminal"
The first day we were on a theater tour. Upon arrival we were blessed and given a red dot.
The play was taken from the Mahabarata. The beginning part was compressed into 20 minutes. The costumes were fantastic!
The distressed princess on the left was played by a man.
After the theater we visited the nearby museum. This is the Cow of Plenty, Forever giving Milk
We saw some very strange looking statues.
One of our students was shown how to work pottery on the lapidary wheel at the Craft Bazaar
Next day we went on a temple and monument tour. A panoramic view of the first temple.
Lots of neat wall carvings! By the way my Sri Lankan doctor suggested we visit these temples here.
It took a while just to walk through the place.
A panoramic view of our next stop.
The multistory tower or steeple, what-ever
A highly decorated steeple.
Inside a roof made of stone beams.
I never did find out what this was. Some kind of flag pole!?
At most of the intersections there were these intriguing chalk patterns.
There were great stone pillars.
Mary had her lucky red dot redone. I passed - the day before I accidently wiped mine off on my sleeve. It took two washings to get it out.
On the sides as you walk along.
On the sides as you walk along.
On the sides as you walk along.
Our last temple of the day.
Lunch
We ate with our fingers off of a banana leaf - the local way!
This team of oxen were parked outside the restaurant.
Next stop - stone monuments!
Henry and the stone elephant
Last stop of the day, "The Shore Temple"
Its has been carved from a large solid stone!
We never did get to see the inside.
Next day we took a field trip to "Meet the Eunichs". Upon arrival they were waiting for us and renewed our lucky red spots.
Here they are with us for our group picture. My understanding is that they elected to become women. No women elected to become men.
We spend several hours getting to know them and discussing their life. They are probably treated better in India than we treat similar people in the US.
That evening we went out to dinner (vegetarian) with David and Kathy Ringrose, two History Professors we enjoy being with.
My dessert close up!!
We returned to the ship via the infamous moto-rickshaw
The next day was shopping with our driver for the day Rama.
The following day was cooking school. We gathered at a Vocational Training Institute
Here we are listening attentatively to the expert cook.
The Expert Cook speaks.
We learned to make Curd Rice.
Mary frying a Chappathi.
These lacy pancakes were interesting. They contain rice flour.
This is called Masal Vadai. It is fried dhal (a lentil like pea). Mary had this for dinner a day before. The menu called it "kabob", it was spicy.
For lunch we got to taste all the different dishes we learned to make.
Our last day in India we did a little more shopping and bought this great carved wooden tiger!
The view from our port side room window. The sign reads "Welcome to Chennai Port Trust Passenger Terminal"
The first day we were on a theater tour. Upon arrival we were blessed and given a red dot.
The play was taken from the Mahabarata. The beginning part was compressed into 20 minutes. The costumes were fantastic!
The distressed princess on the left was played by a man.
After the theater we visited the nearby museum. This is the Cow of Plenty, Forever giving Milk
We saw some very strange looking statues.
One of our students was shown how to work pottery on the lapidary wheel at the Craft Bazaar
Next day we went on a temple and monument tour. A panoramic view of the first temple.
Lots of neat wall carvings! By the way my Sri Lankan doctor suggested we visit these temples here.
It took a while just to walk through the place.
A panoramic view of our next stop.
The multistory tower or steeple, what-ever
A highly decorated steeple.
Inside a roof made of stone beams.
I never did find out what this was. Some kind of flag pole!?
At most of the intersections there were these intriguing chalk patterns.
There were great stone pillars.
Mary had her lucky red dot redone. I passed - the day before I accidently wiped mine off on my sleeve. It took two washings to get it out.
On the sides as you walk along.
On the sides as you walk along.
On the sides as you walk along.
Our last temple of the day.
Lunch
We ate with our fingers off of a banana leaf - the local way!
This team of oxen were parked outside the restaurant.
Next stop - stone monuments!
Henry and the stone elephant
Last stop of the day, "The Shore Temple"
Its has been carved from a large solid stone!
We never did get to see the inside.
Next day we took a field trip to "Meet the Eunichs". Upon arrival they were waiting for us and renewed our lucky red spots.
Here they are with us for our group picture. My understanding is that they elected to become women. No women elected to become men.
We spend several hours getting to know them and discussing their life. They are probably treated better in India than we treat similar people in the US.
That evening we went out to dinner (vegetarian) with David and Kathy Ringrose, two History Professors we enjoy being with.
My dessert close up!!
We returned to the ship via the infamous moto-rickshaw
The next day was shopping with our driver for the day Rama.
The following day was cooking school. We gathered at a Vocational Training Institute
Here we are listening attentatively to the expert cook.
The Expert Cook speaks.
We learned to make Curd Rice.
Mary frying a Chappathi.
These lacy pancakes were interesting. They contain rice flour.
This is called Masal Vadai. It is fried dhal (a lentil like pea). Mary had this for dinner a day before. The menu called it "kabob", it was spicy.
For lunch we got to taste all the different dishes we learned to make.
Our last day in India we did a little more shopping and bought this great carved wooden tiger!