So.. yes.. this is what India looks like!
Chennai is in Southern part of India in the state called Tamil Nadu, and it's a port city.
The following map provides a closer look of Chennai:
I'm staying at Chennai for four days only, because Vishaka Valley School is in Vishakapatnam, Andra Pradesh.
As you can see, Tamil Nadu is right below Andra Pradesh.Since Chennai has the closest international airport to Vishakapatnam (aka Vizag) my dad and I are staying at a local hotel in Chennai.
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So it was our second day of the trip when we visited Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex.
My dad and I signed up for a "One Day Mamallapuram Tour" for the next day.
This picture was taken inside the complex:
Although Chennai is the fourth largest city, foreigners weren't exactly easy to spot.My dad and I were stared at most of the time: especially me.
I was expecting the attention and it wasn't too bad- I got used to it soon.
In fact, I enjoyed little kids lingering around me and waving at me!
They're simply adorable.
After signing up for the tour, we asked our driver to take us to the beach.
The beach's name is Marina Beach, and it's the third longest beach in the world!
The beach was beautiful; however, it was painful for me to stay there, because the beach was so wide!
It took me forever to actually get to the water..
The sand itself was burning my feet as well.
Then we decided to visit the "Government Museum."
I'm not quite sure but I think Indians refer to national museums as government museums..
This was partly and shocking and funny for me..
In Korea, admission fees are pretty much the same for everyone except for really young kids and seniors..
Please take a look.. you'll know why I was shocked..
People here charge about 20 times more for the admissions and in addition to that they charge tourists for taking pictures.
Later I got used to it because that's the policy that all the places seemed to adopt..
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