Ramada Raj Park Chennai Chennai (Madras)

... dynamic, and own degree of social condition that goes along with it. From what we heard, we did not see the worst. Most of our USD friends, including Casey, were on the trip that not only went to the Taj Mahal, but also to Varanasi, a city near the Ganges River. This was apparently the worst of the worst, an unbelievably crowded and hectic city that was home to just about everything. I have many of her pictures on my computer now so I can show you guys what things were ...

... Freud by thousands of years. It says: "What you are now is the result of what you were. What you will be tomorrow will be the result of what you are now. The consequences of an evil mind will follow you like the cart follows the ox that pulls it. The consequences of a purified mind will follow you like you own shadow. No one can do more for you than your own purified mind-- no parent, no relative, no friend, no one. A well-disciplined mind brings happiness".<br><br ...

... would like to eat there and that we would like to order some fresh fish especially for Mum's Birthday dinner. The meal didn't disappoint. The staff were fantastic and the food very yummy indeed. The setting was fantastic and we even managed to get hold of Henry and Laura at home in the UK for Mum to speak to. The next day it was a different story, when we had to pack our bags and say ...

... inside of him. They have tried to put a female in his tank on two occasions but he ended up biting them and killing them. I guess he wants to be single for the rest of his life because they aren't putting any more in there with him! We also went to the snake area where we learnt about four snakes native to India especially the cobra. They take the poison from the snakes and use it for anti-venom. The cobra has new poison every six seconds that it is released ...

... are treasures to me if nobody else, simply because no other store has exactly the same things. For example, he has these carved statues of Confucius. I didn't buy one and regret not doing so; they're pretty cool and only 350 rupees, pre-bargaining. But no other store that I've been to in India has exactly the same things. I bought some gifts for friends there and something for my wife. Then we went to a larger super store and bought gifts for the ...

... is a city of heritage. It inherited beautiful rock carvings, ancient temples and annoying salesmen. From the moment we arrived we were bombarded by "This is my artwork madam, only 10 rupees." It seemed that everyone had the same line, even us with our "No! We don't want it! Go away!" But they never went away, it was all rather ...

... biriyani's, chipati's... the list goes on even after just 4 days :) We're back to our $30 dollar a day budget each including all accommodation, food and transport, and things aren't as cheap as we'd expected, but last night we treated ourselves with two of the biggest prawns we'd ever seen for about $11. They were about the size of a lobster, and absolutely delicious. Some of the best food we've had, and it's at The New Cafe within our hotel complex, so nice and ...

... out which bus to take to Tambaram, and once we knew (the nr. 70) it turned out we had to take a completely different one :) Yes, Indian buses are very complicated sometimes. The bus was chockerblock, and it took about 30 minutes before we found a place to sit. I can assure you that it's no fun travelling with a backpack on a crowded bus. In Tambaram we took an auto to Joe's (the price of ...

... the idea of buying, but they were about 100 Rupees, and they helped complete the outfit, so I got one. Then we went downstairs in the store and bought Skirts to go along with our Sari's, everything is color coordinated of course! *************** the sun is setting, and it looks beautiful, I'm going to take a break and go watch! Okay I'm back (although I know you didn't notice I was gone) I got some nice pictures, although I missed the sunset, but the sky was still pretty. This is what ...