Karthick Hotel Thanjavur

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 97862, India

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Les grands temples vivant Chola

A travel blog entry by viceninde

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... sont gros mais bien dressés !). Même les bébés sont forcés par leurs parents malgré les cris de peur et les larmes. C’est sensé apporter chance et prospérité. Ca vaut le coup pour deux roupies.

Après le temple, on a enfin décidé de se trouver un logement pour le soir. Mais les grandes vacances des Indiens et leur gout pour les temples de Tanjore et de Madurai ont eu raison de nous. Malgré l’aide précieuse ...

Worth the journey

A travel blog entry by fotheringham

... impressive with the largest statue of Nandi ever (the hindu bull). The real highlight is the perimiter arcaded walk which protects ancient frescos all round depicting the Life of Shiva. Each episode has its own Lingum (look that up yourself). The big disappointment is the Royal Palace. Despite its impressive collections of carvings and statues from 300 BC to the 18th century the palace has degenerated badly ...

Tender coconut

A travel blog entry by yesfaceman

... have named him Nez, for short. Suresh rocked up at about 11.45 on an old and battered Yamaha with a broken speedo. He was about 23 years old, 5'5" and had a chunky face with a big (almost handlebar) moustache. He had a huge smile and a firm handshake. I got my things together, making sure I had plenty of sanitiser. And some iodine spray, just in case I got bitten by one of the feral children.

Five minutes into the hair-whitening journey, my stomach sank as I realised ...

Catholic?! Yeah, course I am...

A travel blog entry by yesfaceman

... to pick up some necessities from my big backpack; I got some chocolate and more clothes and meds, along with the mosquito net. I am being bitten to **** - they love me. I have bites all over, including on my big toe, top of my ear, knuckles, elbow and shin. All the best places. Even cigarette smoke can't dissuade them from trying to get some English cuisine. *******. I had a cold shower in the bathroom and cracked out my brand new travel towel, which is thin and feels soft ...

Acclimatising to food and locals

A travel blog entry by yesfaceman

... and going back to hospital again. I ate half and then took a gulp of water followed by a glug of the pink Pfizer stuff, which tasted like murray mints. I felt a bit queasy but managed to man up and burp my way through it, feeling a small sense of achievement at the end.

As we left the beggar woman reappeared. I pondered for a second then gave her the contents of my change pocket, which consisted of two rupee coins and a plectrum. She stared at the plectrum ...

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