'Vadakkam' - This is a greeting that I am going to use for the next few months that I stay in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu !!!
My second trip to Chennai and though apprehensive at the first go to leave Mumbai, I must admit it was quite a welcoming experience till now... Thanks to my college friend who already stays here...
The refurbished airport definitely bore a different look this time around and I wasnt able to relate it to my trip the last time I came here... This was topped by a major delay in the check-in luggage tray operations ... OOPS !.. Air India goofed up this time.. .. The journey was tiring and got delayed by about 30 minutes... The seat was bad and lacked some basic cushioning !... Needless to say that Air India lost some brownie points they gained the last time I traveled by an IC !
Straight to the prepaid taxi which was guided in Tamil by my friend to his place !.. Wonder how would I have managed if he was not there !... Times will tell :) ...
Some catching up and off to bed at 2 am to wake up to a beautiful day next... Murugan Idli !!! Ye Ye ... dats where we had our breakfast.. (Murugan Idli is not a type of Idli, it is the name of the shop here, and they have loads of branches all over... )i could not stop eating the lovely dosas there... and the filter kaffee :) ... went to the stormy sea beach and enjoyed the strong breeze over a walk... back home and off to the zonal office for some work !!.. .. Traffic and Tamil directions !.. superb combo !... one TamBrahm (Tamilian Brahmin) said put it very nicely and it sums it up all too ... "Chennai is a Metro only on Paper !! " ...
Just had lunch... tomato rice, curd rice, sambhar rice, and more rice... .. Rice Rice Rice !! ..
Keep rocking Chennai... some super places identified to visit... more to come on the blog as and when i visit them !!...
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