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Weekend Excursion

by abroadvolunteers
( December 16th, 2009 )

I am happy to report that I completed my first solo travel in India outside Chennai!   Woohoo!

I went to Kanchipuram this past weekend to visit 2 other volunteers in my program.  As I wrote in my last Photo Friday post, the city is known for its silk industry and old …

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Photo Friday: Kanchipuram Silk & Temples

by abroadvolunteers
( December 14th, 2009 )

Kanchipuram is a city in India known for 2 main things: beautiful temples and gorgeous saris.  I got a sampling of both this past weekend on a short trip to visit 2 other volunteers in my program.

The “City of 1000 Temples” seems to have a temple everywhere you turn!   Here are snapshots …

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