Sitting in 13th floor on feb 24th the trip was planned.
Tickets were booked, and off we went on the first of March, to Mahabalipuram.
Since we did not get place at the TTDC hotel, we had to turn to an Auto guy, who took us to 'Laxmi Lodge'
Initially sceptical abt the place, we were surprised to see a resort by the sea, with its own swimming pool and a nice big A/C room, wich gave way to a nice lil lecture that the manager of the resort gave us
"Husband wife, one room, ok
Brother Sister, one room, ok
Lovers, one room, ok (stifled lafs)
4 guys 1 girl, one room, Not ok!
police coming problem happenin"
ROFL, we did convince him though that all was well.
Mahabalipuram is a quaint little town (GOD! I have so wanted to use this phrase), with some brilliant 7th century architecture (in form of awe-inspiring monolithic temples) and a beautiful but surprisingly empty beach.
The best way to see the town is to hire cycles. The interesting thing is that the town is over run by firangs.
Tickets were booked, and off we went on the first of March, to Mahabalipuram.
Since we did not get place at the TTDC hotel, we had to turn to an Auto guy, who took us to 'Laxmi Lodge'
Initially sceptical abt the place, we were surprised to see a resort by the sea, with its own swimming pool and a nice big A/C room, wich gave way to a nice lil lecture that the manager of the resort gave us
"Husband wife, one room, ok
Brother Sister, one room, ok
Lovers, one room, ok (stifled lafs)
4 guys 1 girl, one room, Not ok!
police coming problem happenin"
ROFL, we did convince him though that all was well.
Mahabalipuram is a quaint little town (GOD! I have so wanted to use this phrase), with some brilliant 7th century architecture (in form of awe-inspiring monolithic temples) and a beautiful but surprisingly empty beach.
The best way to see the town is to hire cycles. The interesting thing is that the town is over run by firangs.
Here are a few glimpses
Oh btw we eventually did get along well with the manager, who asked me to "comin with girlfriend next time , get discount " lol
and we solved the mystery of the strange cloud covering the full moon when we realised it was a complete lunar eclipse.
Beautiful.
and we solved the mystery of the strange cloud covering the full moon when we realised it was a complete lunar eclipse.
Beautiful.
9 comments:
like the little poem you made out of the owner's lecture! it was v funny! looks like you have been travelling quite a bit!
:)thanking!
Its true i have been out and about quite a bit, as and when possible. Love travelling.
How goes it on the island?
All is well :-)
quaint little town. hmm. i shall reserve my comments on this phrase.
a combo of beach and temple architecture seems amazing. much lik the coastal stretch near udupi.
:) ummm quaintness as they say is in the eye of the beholder.
I found Mahabalipuram has a diff charm when compared to Udupi, the only resembelance, if any, is that they are both coastal. Ofcourse one can enjoy the sunset on the beach in the Arabian :)
sounds lovely.. esp the eclipse. I love eclipses!
Oh yesss, we saw the full moon,then when a couple of us decided to get to the beach at like 3 in the morning, Lo behold an eclipse!! :D :D :D
excellent pictures.
thank you !
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