Contemplations and Ruminations

The next day being Sunday, we went to church for the 11:30 am mass. We went by bus and this cute fella was taking a ride too.  The beautiful house on the way to church. Mass was good enough, nothing like the mass in Chennai though. In my church in Chennai the energy is palpable, you feel it rising and settling into you, and that's solely due to the amazing choir we have. Sundays in Chennai have this special vibe, an electric vibe that makes you glad to be alive. Anyway, after church Vinod picked us up and we went to Plainpalais for lunch   (click to see the Sunday market we visited in 2017) . It's a wide open space with stalls that sell a variety of cuisines every Sunday. It was quite hot, so we bought some roast potatoes and falafel sandwiches, came home and slept in the afternoon. In the evening, we went to watch the Thor movie and it was rather pathetic. I kinda knew it would be dumb, and I didn't want to go for it, but the siblings dragged me along. That was our lazy ho

After our long hike near the river yesterday , we decided to go to Chamonix (shah-mo-nee) on Saturday.  For breakfast, I made this cottage cheese and avocado (from my farm, we carried it all the way to Geneva) open sandwich. Chamonix was kinda hot and crowded, yet still beautiful. Saw the small chapel we visited in 2013 , and it is as beautiful as I remember. Mom and dad praying in church 7 (I'm counting the number of churches we visited during this trip)... This little angel was sleeping inside... The doors, the views and the stained glass windows... Just trees and mountains everywhere. This cute little Ram tap... and cold fresh water just flowing. We then went to St. Michael's church which is right in the center of this small mountain town... The view outside the church (church 8)... The church in all its glory... with the Alps in the background. In 2013, we attended Sunday mass here, and the echo of church bells was everywhere, it was unbelievably magical. Those sacred mou