Last Saturday we visited a Pondicherry, a French settlement located around 120 KM south of our home. The town was much bigger than I had envisioned. It actually seemed quite large to me. There are several streets that had French style architecture and was interesting to see. The highlight of the trip was the elephant outside the temple. Now granted there had just been three people killed at a temple by an elephant a few days before on the west coast of India but yet there we stood before this magnificent creature in awe. She (or he) was just beautiful, but then I love animals. I can remember asking my dad for one and he insisted it would outgrow the barn. At this temple entrance the elephant stands and you can put a coin in her nostril and then she will put her trunk on your head as a blessing. Now granted we are not hindu, we do not believe in this blessing but still how often does one get to put a coin in the nostril of an elephant and have it touch your head??? I could have stood and watched her all afternoon. The kids were hoping to hang out and wait for her to sneeze all the coins out! Her trunk just was jiggling with coins. She was adorned with paint, flowers and even bangles on her ankles! Every now and then she would dump them out. People also came and fed her banana's, grass and other tasty treats. We then walked down to the beach and a few of the streets. It was a fun day and once again a great memory maker!
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