This past weekend, I traveled to Chennai, which is on the eastern part of the subcontinent. My friends and I were able to visit the Indian Ocean while we were there, so I have now dipped my toes in three of the four world oceans - Arctic Ocean here I come (one day)! We visited two rural villages with a local NGO (Non-Governmenal Organization) that strives to educate and empower women. Chennai is the city where the Apostle Thomas was martyred. We visited the hill where he was killed and the church built upon his remains. There are only three churches in the world built over the bones of Christ's disciples. St. Peter in Vatican City, St. James in Spain, and St. Thomas in Chennai, India. I have visited two of the three, and I plan to make to the third one day. We traveled to Chennai by train. I had never ridden a sleeper-train before. There were six of us in a compartment with three pull-down beds on each side. I slept on the very top bunk, and it was pleasantly and surprisingly comfortable. I’m going to be traveling by train many more times during my time in India, so I guess it’s a good thing I enjoyed this one!
This little boy could not sit still to save his life
This girl could not have enough pictures taken of her, for obvious reasons
And neither could this one
An extremely colorful bucket of laundry
Inhabitants of one of the villages I visited
The sunset from the hill on which St. Thomas was martyred
Church of St. Thomas
The Indian Ocean
The Indian Beach
The sunset from our train back to Coimbatore
