Hotel Tamilnadu Thanjavur
Gandhiji Road, Near Railway Station Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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Lieblingstempel und indische Gastfreundschaft
In Thanjavur steht mein persönlicher Lieblingstempel! "Brihadishwara" ist Shiva geweiht und über 1000 Jahre alt. Überall stehen Nandis Abbilder aus Stein, Reittier Shivas und heiligster Bulle Indiens. Die Stimmung ist besonders am Abend einzigartig. Ich musste unbedingt an unseren beiden Tagen in der Stadt zum Tempel, und beim zweiten Mal hatten …
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Tender coconut
... and Suresh didn’t slow down, requiring me to ride the bumps like a cantering horse whilst holding on as tightly as I could. Banana plants grew right up to the edge, creating a tropical canopy that tunneled us deeper into the forest. The trees opened up into a clearing, with several buildings surrounding a large and dusty courtyard. On the journey Suresh had explained that it was a home for children who had lost their parents in one way or another; by death, drugs or ...
Acclimatising to food and locals
... and is every bit the gracious host. He is genuine and willing to put himself far out of his way to help, which is a breath of fresh air compared to most of the selfish wasters back home.
Two local kids bopped round and I put them in front of my iPod to tap and prod. They soon got engrossed in a fishing game, and I realised too late that it would be very difficult to disinfect the gadget without ******* it up. But I supposed that I should be getting used to ...
...and then i just chundered EVERYWHERRREEE
... packaging and use-by dates which calmed me a bit. I was put on a drip because I was severely dehydrated (I was sweating like a pregnant nun on the train), they injected me with some anti-nausea stuff and I had to lie down for about 6 hours while it got into my system. Joseph assured me that I was in safe hands, and sat with me for about three hours, rubbing my back when I vomited. He had to go and attend to some business, and I was almost glad to see him go. ...
Amazing temple town
We arrived in Thanjavur after a gruelling journey of three buses from Tranquebar. Each journey lasted an hour, but fortunately we got a seat each time. It's great fun sat at the back of these buses. You could compare this to a roller-coaster ride but a roller-coaster is much more comfortable and rarely do bumps result in you 'flying' 3 inches above your seat!
Arrived at the hotel, which was very basic ...


