Just back from a long and super relaxing Diwali break. Only five days, but ohhh, I stretched them. A friend and I went to a small village called Mammalapuram on the East coast of India. Took a train into Chennai and then headed by taxi to the place. Also visited the better known town on that coast, Pondicherry, a French colony in India where the food is fine and the ashrams are a plenty. Ended off the trip with a visit to a community known as Auroville, where foreigners and Indians strive to build and maintain a community that promotes spirituality over the dollar. But mostly....I spent my time by the pool and at the beach, swimming in the Bay of Bengal. Here are a few of the highlights...