Guru Hotel Tiruchirappalli

... so we walked towards town, dodging muddy puddles, jumping over broken drain covers showing glimpses into what was going on in the ditches where the black water trickled over the heaps of rubbish stinking of urine and slime. Men stood around in groups outside milk bars and under banyan trees or went about their business. People were getting breakfast of Buri and Chutney and Coconut sauce and some other spicy sauce off banana leaves, eating with their hands. We joined them and got served ...

... witnessed and my admiration for their united faith soared. Outside in the immediate temple courtyard, it&#8217;s customary to celebrate the visit by eating laddu (a being coloured sweetmeat ball made with gram flour, semolina &amp; nuts). Quite sweet, it&#8217;s still very testy and families broke off large chunks to pass to me. It was like a huge picnic, with everyone happy and in fine spirits. <br><br>I made my way across a huge courtyard, after marveling at the solid ...

... social welfare activities, cultural and education programmes, here in Puducherry.<br><br>I had a nice ride around the French quarter with its rues and boulevards (many French people still live here) before going to visit Sri Mankula Vinyagar Tempe - a stunning, well maintained temple with a marble sanctum (courtesy of Rajasthan) and a gold vimana (tower over the sanctum), along with 40 beautifully painted friezes around the temple walls. Stunningly beautiful and dedicated to Ganesh, no ...

... them a huge smile back which makes them giggle and drop their jaws in excitement. Sometimes i blow kisses or get monkey out for a dance. Sometimes the whole bus will watch me and my journey, what i eat, what i take pictures of etc. Being the only white person makes me feel more like an adventurer somehow, like i'm in the real deal India. A feral, stuffed toy babboon with dreadlocks was swinging off his rear vision mirror perch as the driver rounded ...

... vi er, og sporger hvorfor Nana graeder (af nevoesitet opg spaending). Christian forklarer hvem vi er, og foerst der gaar det op for hende hvem vi er. Hun krammer Nana og sporger en hel masse. Hvilken uddannelse vi har osv. Vi faar kiks og sodavand. Hun foraere Nana en halskaede og et armbaand samt en sari. Sarien mangler dog en bluse, saa den bliver vi sendt ud for at koebe. Da vi koerer tror vi kun at vi skal paa indkoeb, emn ...

... Stelllen aus grosse und kleine Kaefer durchs Zimmer. Wir haben uns dann entschlossen, obwohl es schon 0.00 Uhr war nochmal umzuziehen. Nachdem der Rezeptionist es nicht einsah uns unser Geld wiederzugeben, mussten wir halt in den sauren Apfel beissen und in ein zweites Zimmer investieren. Gleich nebenan war dann das Hotel Mathura und dort waren wir dann auch alleine im Zimmer. Was dann auch hier nicht so schoen war, dass auch wie schon nebenan ...

... tried to overcharge, and our initial impression of the city we decided to skip Trichy and hop on a 3 hour bus for the ride to Madurai. It was an amazing bus ride. We were exhausted and could barely stay awake, but the scenery was exceptional, lime green rice paddies like Bali, throngs of Palm Trees in red clay and Indians just living any way they can. We were in Southern India where most of the old religious cities are and tons of pilgrims flood various ...

... was undisputedly a tiger, Panthera Tigris, big, with "proper lines", gazing imperiously down at all of us - out of curiosity or sheer boredom - who can tell. All previous scepticism about tiger sightings here, rapidly evaporated. At a distance of about 120m in the fading evening light, our hurried photos did not come out well. Never mind. Who expected to see a real wild tiger, least of all here? What an auspicious beginning to the New Year ...

... roots programs in villages surrounding Pondicherry. The first is a nutritional program, which distributes formula and nutritional supplements to women and children. The second program is micro-credit program for women. The third, is an educational outreach program for village children that provides after school instruction, and there are several other project that this agency does; but those were not ...

... We cruised on the backwaters in a houseboat, which is made of wood and bamboo leaves. It comes with a bedroom with full working bathroom, a kitchen and a 'patio', a captain, a servant and a cook. Incredible luxury!! We were served snack, dinner and breakfast, while floating ...