Crocodiles and Temples

Last Saturday we hired a driver (and his brand new car) for the day and visited a crocodile farm in Mammapullaram, which is south of Chennai. It was really cool, as in addition to crocodiles they have over 100 snakes from which they collect the venom. We saw a cobra, python and some other smaller snakes. They also had terrapins and turtles. From there, we drove further south to Radissons (a 5* American hotel) for lunch. It is situated on the beach and there seemed to be a lot of tourists there. We were serenaded by an Indian group singing Country and Western songs. After lunch we visited Parthasarathi Temple (which is the ruins of one of the oldest temples in India) and we saw the most amazing carvings in rock.

We also stopped and went on a motorboat along a river. We had a lovely day out and it was nice to do some touristy things, as so far I haven’t really had time to just stop and relax and have time to myself. Next Saturday, we’re going to the Zoo.