Breeze Residency Tiruchirappalli

... we got mobbed by taxi drivers and Rickshaw drivers offering us better and better rates for the 8 km drive into town. We took one who offered 120rupees for the drive, though we later found out that we were ripped off quite a bit, the drive should have been something like 30 or 40 rupees. Everyone must make this mistake when they land at an airport and doesn't go on a meter. We loaded our bags into the nonexistent luggage space behind the seat and in next with us at the front and the ...

... foreigners to pronounce. Trichy, also known as Tiruchirappalli, is one of those examples.<br><br>We went out in Trichy with a guide for the day. Our first stop was the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a living Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. Most Hindu temples are dedicated to particular gods, and Vishnu is one of the main three Hindu gods and is known as the one who sustains life. (The other two main ...

... perfect shaded canopy. You couldn&#8217;t see the temple at all, as I joined the most famous queues of all, thro&#8217; an extremely long, holy maze of pilgrims.<br><br>Having gone thro&#8217; several security screenings, I was then taken aside to complete details in a book and confirming my religioun and signing to say that I gave praise to the Lord. Thereafter, I followed in a queue of pilgrims ahead, while a wider, parallel queue of ordinary folk walked thro&#8217 ...

... more I rushed the more difficult they were to get off! Thankfully, it turned out that we were still half an hour away from the station, but I must have lost 4 pounds in the intermediate panic!!<br><br>I got off the train at Villuparam (the nearest train station hub) and took a rickshaw (yes, incredible, but there&#8217;s always one available!) to the bus station, where I found a bus just leaving - absolutely full of people and babies, as if it was a Saturday afternoon! While I was ...

... the boss etc. Everybody loves a digital camera especially the children who love to see their faces on screen. Sometimes i go wild and let loose with the video camera then surprise them with it and tell them they will be Bollywood stars someday. I've been taking more and more photos of the people now, they fascinate me to no end. I could stare at them staring at me all day. They're simply wonderful. It's easy to get shots, people ask you to take them on the ...

... koerer ogsaa ud til boernehjemmet. (ca 10 min vaek). Her kommer en nonne og viser os rundt. Hun er meget stolt over at vi er kommet helt fra Danmark og fortaeller alle om hvem vi er. Vi moeder andre nonner, en praest og nogle laerere. Alle vil de vide hvilken uddannelse vi har og hvad vores foraeldre laver. Boernehjemmet er blevet en del stoerre end da Nana boede der. Der ser paent og rent ud, og boernene virker glade. De er og ...

... from the airport to their hotel and decided to shorten their trip and go home, in fact we met an elderly Swiss couple who did just that. I can imagine coming from one of the most pristine places on Earth to India would be a shock, but we figured our 10 months in Asia would adequately prepare ust for the subcontinent. It has, on the whole India has been a breeze, but everyone says the south is easier than the north, we shall see. After one day of ...

... and we had then seen large tiger pugmarks and elephant prints in the still soft landslide soil. Now the road is repaired. This time there were pug marks and hoof prints by the road side but no elephant prints. <br><br> <br><br> The view from the valve house at approx 2379m, is breathtaking, encompassing Avalanche and Emerald lakes ringed by high mountains all around, with the penstock falling steeply down to the power house. Pretty ...

... was very intimidating, and claustrophobic, especially being the shortest one in the group. One of the grad students was on the brink of an anxiety attack while we were being smashed and grabbed at. Within minutes, the Indian police were to the rescue, and came down into the crowd to escort us onto a stage. We felt like rock stars! After that, it was so much fun. We could see the whole crowed erupt into cheer at midnight, and there was a lousy fireworks display that ...

... asked if a bus was going somewhere, only to receive a head wobble in return. If we then boarded the bus, they would prevent us from getting on. Or if we turned our backs, they would call and pull us in. I guess it will take some more time before we will master the art of understanding the head wobble. If anybody can help us, please write here :) Today we visited what has been the nicest temple so far : Gangakondacholapuram. As the name already ...