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Travel Blogs from Madurai
Le temple aux 33000 sculptures
... afin d'être légitime. La tunique qu'il portait lors de son assassinat est aussi conservée ici.
Le musée commence par une exposition détaillant la lutte pour l'indépendance depuis ses origines, c'est à dire l'arrivée des européens. Les britanniques en prennent pour leur grade, leur fameuse stratégie de division pour mieux régner est décortiquée. Il est vraiment interessant d’avoir un point de vue different sur cette histoire de colonialisme, vu ...
Indian Adventures
... making factory (we had a go too, I have to say though, I really don't think its my calling in life), a silk factory and we even managed to squeeze in a wee luxury massage (this travel business ain't so bad sometimes!).
That took me pretty much up to the end of my stay in Madurai and after some sad goodbyes I was on my way to Mumbai to meet Ryan (covered when I next sit down to put it all on here!)
Hope you enjoyed my belated (and long!) rambles. :-)
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The city of nectar
Checked out of the Trident after my lovely morning, and by noon it was HOT. Mr. Wilson, my host in Chennai, picked me up and carries me off to the nearby airport. Along the way I saw a few stands grinding sugar came for juice. Mr. Wilson helped me into the airport and then...I was alone again. In India. At an airport. The airport in India was not a bit like an American airport. No air conditioning, first of all. Women get their own security ...
Tempel und Schlösser
... habe ich noch drei Stunden Zeit, aber keine Ahnung, was ich damit anfangen soll. Plötzlich wird mir ziemlich bewusst, dass ich schon über eine Woche alleine durch Tamil Nadu toure und kaum Leute um mich herum hatte. Und noch drei Stunden in dieser überfüllten, staubigen Stadt herumhängen. Internetcafes sind zu. Kino daürt zu lange. Irgendwie ist es heute alles ein bisschen zu viel. Eine Bar muss her, schnell.
Nach ...
Brief Stop In Madurai
... the journey only took 3 hours. It is dual carriageway most of the way, but we regularly passed buses traveling at easily less than half of our speed. Plus they pull off the road for various close villages. Definitely better sitting in our spot of luxury.
We passed by huge windfarms that went on for miles and miles. Also fields of goats. That's one of the biggest differences about the Indian countryside is that the Hindus don't eat beef, the Muslims ...