A quick hello before heading to Amritapuri, Amma's ahsram.
We spent the night last night at Muthoot Plaza in Trivandrum. It is a very nice place, with wonderful staff and a fantastic buffet restaurant. We were so hungry when we arrive yesterday afternoon, we headed straight to the buffet and dove right in.
The food here in the south is much spicier. It is really delicious. Plus, they had wonderful desserts...even ice cream!!! With the hot weather here, the ice cream was refreshing. We ate so much we didn't have to have dinner. It was so nice to have a place where we could get really comfy and take a bath, etc. I do love luxury, I have to admit. Traveling takes its toll on you, especially the driving we were doing the past few days. To settle in for one night was heaven. We wanted another night, but there are no rooms available, anywhere we tried. This is high tourist season, especailly over the holidays. So, today we leave for Amritapurit and Amma's ahsram. We will see how it stacks up to the 5 star hotel we just left!
I had to do some quick errand running here, like get my new pair of sandals repaired...don't ask...and I found the people so helpful and kind. Everyone seems to want to help me when I am needing a question answered or need to find something. I love the Indian people and their curiosity about me and where I am from. When I tell them America, they smile and say, "America...it's a nice country...I like" or something akin to that. ONe little girl at the Taj Mahal, seemd to get this far away look when I answered her qustion about where I was from. I then asked her where she was from, and she was delighted to tell me in detail where in India she lives and how to get there.
There are a ton of Internet Cafes here in India, so we can always find a way to log on. As for one in the next few days, I am not sure, so I will post as soon as I have access.
I hope you are enjoying the blog. If you want to know about something in particular, please leave me a comment and I will respond with whatever I know or have learned...or I might even ask someone so we all learn something new.
Happy Happy New Year to you and yours. May 2007 be filled with peace.
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