Highlights from Down South
Delhi--Hyderabad--Pondicherry--Mahabalipuram--Hyderabad--Delhi
1. Standing/sitting on the gate while your train goes at 100 km/hr is something one cannot experience in any developed country. Safety and security, madam...
2. Gazing at the landscapes out the windown on the above is great too..especially with a cup of tea in hand. Many places however, were flooded in Maharashtra..rivers were overflowing, houses submerged. Trains still wizzed past the destruction.
3. Hyderabadi Biryanis. Incredible. Ate at each of the three most renowned eateries in the city.
4. Hyderabadi weather. From the heat+humidity of delhi, cool winds and overcast skies were a welcome change.
5. Pondy beaches. Lovely beaches, minimal tourist invasion.
6. Pondy food. Chettinad chicken, and many kinds of fish/prawns make me want to settle for good down south.
7. Mahabalipuram temples. sitting amidst magnificent rock cut and monolithic temples makes for a totally surreal experience.
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We lived on the beach at a nice resort in Pondy, ate like kings the whole while, travelled in autos throughout, and drank shitloads of beer. Yet, all i spent was about 120$.
Can't even get to the place for that in US.
1. Standing/sitting on the gate while your train goes at 100 km/hr is something one cannot experience in any developed country. Safety and security, madam...
2. Gazing at the landscapes out the windown on the above is great too..especially with a cup of tea in hand. Many places however, were flooded in Maharashtra..rivers were overflowing, houses submerged. Trains still wizzed past the destruction.
3. Hyderabadi Biryanis. Incredible. Ate at each of the three most renowned eateries in the city.
4. Hyderabadi weather. From the heat+humidity of delhi, cool winds and overcast skies were a welcome change.
5. Pondy beaches. Lovely beaches, minimal tourist invasion.
6. Pondy food. Chettinad chicken, and many kinds of fish/prawns make me want to settle for good down south.
7. Mahabalipuram temples. sitting amidst magnificent rock cut and monolithic temples makes for a totally surreal experience.
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We lived on the beach at a nice resort in Pondy, ate like kings the whole while, travelled in autos throughout, and drank shitloads of beer. Yet, all i spent was about 120$.
Can't even get to the place for that in US.