Last Stop In India

For our last stop in India, we went to visit some friends of my grandparents who live in Chennai. Their son Blesson picked us up from the train station early one morning and on the journey to the house he asked if we liked watching movies. We said yes, and he then revealed he had got us tickets for the first showing of Mission: Impossible 4 which was released that day! Legend!

Going to the cinema in India was a slightly different experience; every time Tom Cruise did something cool, everyone would clap and cheer! And when a pretty girl or nice car came on screen, everyone would go wild! At one point in the movie the team ask Ethan where they are going next, to which he replies "India." The whole place just erupted and people were standing up, cheering, whistling and punching the air. It was awesome!

We spent a few days with the family and had a great time. Blesson's mum Sundari cooked us amazing food and even washed our clothes! Note: This was the first time our clothes had been washed since we left home, it was seriously a highlight of the trip so far.

As it was the week before Christmas, we went to a carol service at Blesson's church where he rocked out on the drums. This was the first time Christmas had come into our heads; so strange when you are in a hot country. They also had a rooftop BBQ that night where we ate lots of food and made lots of friends.

Blesson and his friends also took us out for some panipuri, this crazy street snack. It is a round crispy ball filled with a mixture of water, tamarind, chili, masala, potato, onion and chickpeas. You have to just pop it all in your mouth and enjoy the taste explosion!