St Thomas Mount, Snake Park, and Sunshine!

What a beautiful day it was today in India. We began the morning by hiking up St. Thomas Mount.. It is the highest peak in Chennai, overlooking the entire city. It is believe that St. Thomas himself was killed at the top of this Mount, where a church now stands in his place. After getting a brief, yet detailed description of the St. Thomas Church's history, we headed back down to the van, passing all the beggars as we went. Once back to the van, we were off to Snake Park... it was quite the adventure. The park was filled with wonderful reptiles that were just fine by me, as long as they kept to themselves and didn't attempt to eat me. As you can see... I made it out alive :) We were greeted by two running monkeys at the entrance, but they were smart enough to stay outside the gate!

After Snake Park, we headed back to Niketana, had a quick lunch and then headed out to some of our favorite shops for an afternoon shopping trip with our favorite driver Albert :) Albert speaks VERY limited English... and is obsessed with Hannah's tongue ring. We find it quite funny. Once done boosting the Indian economy, we walked to a nearby cafe that Vidya suggested we go for dinner. It was perfect. We had a yummy sandwich and freshly squeezed pineapple juice. So good! Excited to see what adventures tomorrow will have in store. Top of the itinerary: crocodile park.... oh goody ;)