Heritance Madurai
11, Melakkal Main Road Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Nice.... a word that says little
We left Visalam with some regrets and damp eyes, so many new friends and such a warm and comfortable place. The journey was comfortable and enjoyable with colours flashing past as the temples flicked by interspersed with bullock carts and roaming goat (mutton) herds. We hit Madurai... literally. The traffic is solid here and the rules of the road …
Day 22 - Madurai
Today we woke up to the sound of the fire crackers. It felt like Tet in Vietnam. After breakfast, we were heading for Madurai. The landscape was so beautiful on both sides of the road. Everything looks so beautiful, so green and so perfect. We saw waterfall, many lakes, tea plantations, flowers, ferns, forests. The distance from Munnar to Madurai …
Day 23 - Madurai
This morning, our guide (a lady) took us to the Thirumalai Nayakar palace. It was built in the early 17th century. It is a beautiful palace and a marvel of the Indosaracenic architectural style. We then visited the Meenakshi temple. This temple is the city main attraction. We went into the temple via the North gate. I saw a lot of pilgrims (men) …
Madurai and the Sri Meenakshi Temple
We get a sleep-in morning today, with a 10am departure from our fantastic mansion in Kanadukathan. The drive is just two hours to Madurai, and some of it is actually on four-lane highway, as opposed to the country roads we have been traveling on for many days. We check in at another wonderful hotel (each room with a private pool), eat lunch, then …
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Not mad about Madurai...
... br> The elephant was truly magnificent and we understood what the guys in South Africa said about Indian elephants being so much bigger than African ones. This one was so clever too - he took the money from the people in his trunk, touched them on the head for their blessing and then gave the money to his keeper next to him. He even told them when he wanted a wee so they put the bucket underneath for him! Anyway, the most amusing part was seeing the small ...



