Travel Blogs from Tiruchirapalli, India
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TRICHY
Tiruchirappalli affectionately know as Trichy (a) because no one can pronounce it and (b) you can't spell it either is far bigger that I thought it would be. When we step of the train we take the 2 minute rikshaw ride to our hotel two streets away. The ...
Moving on to Trichy
Some Israeli's who were taking over our room in Kodaikanal also bought out cooker, on top of which we gave them a container of kerosene, a floor brush, a fruit and veg basket and Andy's cellotaped up flute. We had a final breakfast in the Pakia Deepam, ...
Trichy Srirangam Temple
We endeavoured to book Air Lanka tickets to Sri Lanka, but all were fully booked for the following month, not only from Trichy but also from Trivandrum. The only alternative was to fly from Madras, where because of heavy booking an extra plane was being ...
7th Stop - Lunch In Pudukottai
In search of food and we stopped at Pudukottai Town. We arrived here at 2pm and stopped for lunch at Hotel Maaris. Food in the hotel was expensive but taste generally good. Cost us totally Rs. 450. The weather in Pudukottai ...
Travel to Chittanavasal
Hi My trip to Chittanavasal.... on the way to chittanavasal (just an 1 km before) I saw some stone henge and ASI board. I took some photos, but there is no clue or boards about that site. I will be glad if anyone could ...
The MANY Temples of Trichy
Trichy is a busy bustling city and one that we stayed smack bang in the centre of. Trichy itself is pretty much in the centre of Tamil Nadu and as such is a bit of a travel hub. Something that we intended to take advantage of. Famed for its Rock Temple ...
The famous Tamil Nadu Head Wobble
Greetings from Gangakondacholapuram (try to say that a couple of times). We would like to tell you about the Tamil Nadu Head Wobble. When you ask a question, a person from Tamil Nadu will wobble his head. A bit like those little statues that some ...
Fresh off the boat....or plane.
... for the first time (while feeling secure on a bus) as I was feelng really good, i was buzzing, proud that i was in India finally but that gradually dimished as the bus journey went on, my swamp ass worsened (sweaty ass syndrome) and so did my ...
Into "Incredible India"
... like pastries and fudge things. And the breads, chappati things etc. We had a lot of preconceptions and expectations of India. So far, we haven't found it anymore difficult to get around then any other place we have been. It is more intense, ...
Schody do nebe
... templu. Tri rupiky k prvnimu a pak ctyri ke kazdymu dalsimu. Asi deset kilacku tam a neco vic zpatky. Sme preci v incredible India. Jako prvni sme si vybrali ten slavnej Rock Fort. 430 schodu nahoru. Dolu to nevim. skoro v pul sedmy sme se vydali ...
Trichy
... the beggars a lot so i left reletivly soon. Back on the No 1 bus again to the final temple set of 18 acres maybe the biggest in India and it was very nice. I lied and said i didnt have a camera here (as it would have cost 50 Rs) but this guy asked me ...
Reaching Trichy and staying at kalyana mandapam
We started from Mumbai on 26th May 2010. Initially only my mother was supposed to go for the poonal ceremony. So all the tickets were booked in advance and were confirmed except for the ticket for Mumbai-Trichy direct train on 25th May. But then I wanted ...
Visiting Srirangam temples
On 29th May 2010 it was the Udaya Santhi or holy water abhishekam ceremony for Ajay. In the morning after breakfast me and my mom along with my other relatives went to the Srirangam Ranganathar temple and went to Sri Ranganayaki Thayar sannadhi and Sri ...
Visit to Samayapuram
On 2nd June 2010 we visited Samayapuram temple which is abode to Goddess Mairamman. Samayapuram Mariamman is very powerful and fulfills the wishes of all her devotees. The goddess was dazzling with diamond earrings, vaira necklaces and her orange / ...
Visit to Gunaseelam
On 4th June we went to Gunaseelam by catching the Musuri bus from Trichy Central Bus stand. We reached within an hour. We bought 5 archana tickets and did the archanas in everyone's names. The priests perfomed the archana really well and we had a lovely ...
Exploring the fantacies of independent house!
I have been a city bred female, living in a tier1 city- all my life. What does that mean in this context- my life and living has stayed restricted to apartments, highways, malls and hectic mechanical routines that a city life has on offer. I have ...
warten bis der bus kommt
es war gar nicht so einfach, von tanjore nach trichy einen bus zu bekommen, der uns samt gepaeck befoerdert. die feiertage von pongal waren zu ende, und schueler und werktaetige waren auf dem weg zu ihren arbeitsplaetzen bzw. schulen. der busbahnhof ...
More temples in Trichy
We caught the train from Madurai to Trichy. It was just over 2 hours so we were in Trichy for lunchtime. We spent a bit of time walking around looking for a hotel – things were starting to look bleak but we got lucky on our 5th attempt with a hotel ...
Temples around Trichy - India
I stayed in Hotel Ramyas located near to Trichy Bus Stand. The service is normal and not to the expectation, facilities can be termed as ok. Entrance of Thiruppathur Brahmapureeswarar temple. This temple is believed to be ...
Peregrinos por Tamil Nadu
... , realmente no quiere bajarle a una de sus mejores piezas. No la pudimos comprar L Decepcionados salimos ya rumbo a Tiruchirapalli o como se le conoce abreviadamente Trichy, ahí dormiremos, el camino mejora sustancialmente y solamente nos demoramos hora ...
Kudumian malai
Kudumian malai : An very calm and interesting spot for those who curious to visit the historic places. This is one of temples patroned by Chera, Chola, Pandyas and later kings. A very rare to encounter such places and full of sculptures with ...
Narthamalai trip
My trip to Narthamalai was very exciting. I am aware it is one of the best historical place and untouched by the pollution. We reached the narthamalai village around 8:45 pm and enquired about the localites. We were directed ...
regen | rain
Vannacht zijn nog een viertal reisgenoten aangekomen. De reisgenoten bereiken India via de meest exotische routes (bijv. via Bangkok of Kuala Lumpur). Vandaag hebben we eerst Auroville aangedaan. Een in 1968 gestichte leefgmeenschap door de indiaase ...
Temples in Trichy
... breakfast at 6.30!Trichy was our choice over Madarai (both famous for temples) because it holds three temples and one is the largest in India. Our choice of hotel was based on the fact it had wifi, but true to Indian form this was not working, and hadn't ...
15 things Andy has learned about India
1. Potholes are hard to spot 2. Speed bumps are not signed 3. Some potholes are big enough to fit a rickshaw 4. The roof bars on a rickshaw are very hard 5. The locals are the friendliest, smiliest bunch of people I've ever met 6. The above does ...
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