madurai

well, leaving pondicherry was a very sad time for me. i loved it there. the hot breads adn teh tranquil beach setting would make anyone want to stay. but we were up early to catch our train to madurai. the train was 8 hours. we gave a lady some bread, adn met a french man at the station. finally we arrived after a few naps and went to our new hotel. its called new college. let me tell you the word new is very decieving. it is a shit hole. taht is the only way to explain it. we didnt have a shower head, or a toilet. just a hole and a tap.
we spent supper at a place i picked, wasn't letting those two ladies pick after the great hotel choice. haha. so we went to teh park plaza roof top. i had a really great meal, rice and daal. i tried a lassie but it was really gross-tasted like sour milk. then we went to bed to teh sounds of the festival.. after gettign offered drugs. i was so scared so i ran. haha. well, nto really ran but i just walked rally fast adn yelled NO DRUGS!
this morning we went to the top of a buildign to see the temple view. it was gorgeous. then we went to teh temple. took some ics and boght soem jewlerry. we also got blessed with a bindi dot. we shopped a bit and now are going for lunch before our train leaves to kotchi! xox, keep praying!