When I say we went to a flower market you might imagine an enormous selection of bouquets and potted plants. The enormous part is accurate, but this market sold flowers by the kilo to temples and perfumeries. The market in Madurai transacts as much as 10 tonnes of flowers a day. There was a wee bit of a tear in my eye as I watched them chop the blossoms off of long stem roses, tossing the tops into the bins and leaving those beautiful long stems for the trash. Dad was"accidently" garlanded while he had his hand up to take a video. We are pretty sure it wasn't a marriage proposal--he happily paid the small fee for the experience. It was such a fabulous day that I can't detail everything we did. Suffice to say we are now templed-out. However, I should mention something about our two hour cycle-rickshaw tour in the evening. Because the rickshaws can get into places a bus can't we were able to see a different side of Maduari. I loved the banana market--a dozen types of bananas including yellow, green, red, and pink. The red bananas were very sweet and tasty. They ripen the bananas overnight by the smoke of burning cow dung in the cold storage. Our adventure ended with dinner on a roof top. You are always in my Prayers. Love Mom
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