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Forum: Asia
Jun 4th, 2019, 04:44 PM
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Posted By Rasputin1

Bangalore continued

A trip to Tipu Sultan’s Palace - Albert Victor Road - ₹15/200 camera ₹25 - 8.30 – 5.30. The tickets to the Tipu Sultan’s Palace are also much cheaper than to Bangalore Palace – ₹10 for Indians and...
Forum: Asia
Jun 4th, 2019, 04:06 PM
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Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Bangalore

Our intended walks around Bangalore with Unhurried Tours, Bangalore Walks etc were shelved. Our Tuk Tuk driver met us after breakfast after he had done the morning school run, and took us to...
Forum: Asia
Jun 4th, 2019, 02:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Trains in India

Hi Thursdays
Only in the 80s. Peter stood at the counter in Jaipur and could not believe people coming around him at all angles to get their own tickets! Similar things happen at suburban metro...
Forum: Asia
Jun 1st, 2019, 10:06 PM
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Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Bangalore was very dry and hot. Our hotel Octave...

Bangalore was very dry and hot. Our hotel Octave Suites - Toucan Plaza, 65 Residency Road. was close to Residency Road and the Garuda shopping Centre. The hotel no longer served breakfast and so we...
Forum: Asia
Jun 1st, 2019, 09:07 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Tranquebar

Oops. My mistake that was not the Zion Church in the above photographs, but the New Jerusalem Church (Tamil Evangelical) 1718 built by the Royal Danish missionary Batholomaeus Ziegenbalg. Damaged...
Forum: Asia
Jun 1st, 2019, 08:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Cant work out why my posts and photographs are...

Cant work out why my posts and photographs are not "sticking". I'll try again.
...
Forum: Asia
Jun 1st, 2019, 06:01 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Hi Jobin Thank you for your comments. Yes, we...

Hi Jobin
Thank you for your comments. Yes, we have travelled in Thailand and removed our shoes before entering temples. However, in our opinion, the temples in Thailand are cleaner and since we...
Forum: Asia
May 31st, 2019, 03:22 AM
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Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Continuing our trip

Natandmiriam we travelled from Delhi to Madras, Pondicherry, Tranquelbar, Pondicherry Bangalore, Mysore, Sirigapatnam, Hampi, Goa and then back to Delhi. Mysore is probably the only place I would...
Forum: Asia
Apr 9th, 2019, 04:28 PM
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Posted By Rasputin1

Pondicherry continued

Tranquebar (Tharangambadi)120 km from Pondicherry
We organised a car through the hotel for over Rs6.000. The single lane road is more than a little bumpy and windy and traffic really slows down...
Forum: Asia
Apr 8th, 2019, 02:50 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

If you are ambulant (which my husband was not by...

If you are ambulant (which my husband was not by this stage) and don't mind the heat you would find more things to do and see in Pondicherry.
We did not go to the Aurobindo Ashram as it was a long...
Forum: Asia
Apr 6th, 2019, 09:27 PM
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Posted By Rasputin1

Churches in Pondicherry

There are not as many churches in Pondicherry as there used to be. We visited three. The Immaculate Conception Cathedral located in Mission Street, Blacktown. Built in 1781 it is a white Jesuit...
Forum: Asia
Apr 6th, 2019, 03:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Pondicherry continued

The police uniforms in Pondicherry are the last remaining trace of French colonialism. They still wear the kepee. The bright blue or red with gold braid contrasts beautifully with their white...
Forum: Asia
Apr 6th, 2019, 12:12 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Hi annihig. I would not spend more than two...

Hi annihig.
I would not spend more than two days. A friend of mine had visited Pondicherry about 8 - 9 months before us and she only spent 1.5 days there. She said that everything could be seen in...
Forum: Asia
Apr 3rd, 2019, 12:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Short Trip to Southern India - Pondicherry

e28 February 2019 - After identifying a gelato shop opposite Duplex's statue, I hurried back to try and get DH up the stairs to breakfast. At first instance we thought that the breakfast was very...
Forum: Asia
Apr 2nd, 2019, 04:50 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Lost the last posting, so will try again now. ...

Lost the last posting, so will try again now.
Following a late night chat session with my friend talking about school days and friends, pouring over photographs and remarking how everyone had...
Forum: Asia
Apr 2nd, 2019, 03:37 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

annhig - around December to early February. But...

annhig - around December to early February. But does not mean that you wont need AC.
Forum: Asia
Apr 1st, 2019, 11:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Only in winter I think CaliNurse and having your...

Only in winter I think CaliNurse and having your own airconditioned transport.
Forum: Asia
Apr 1st, 2019, 11:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Hi thursdaysd No our opinion of Madras did not...

Hi thursdaysd
No our opinion of Madras did not change. As you said the apartment helped enormously and Amethyst was also great. The only reason I would return there would be to visit my friend. ...
Forum: Asia
Mar 30th, 2019, 06:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

26 February 2019 - Stopped at the Mylapore Tank...

26 February 2019 - Stopped at the Mylapore Tank and Mandavali-Kapaleeshwarar Temple. The Tank in front of the temple is very large. The temple is down a laneway in a very built up area of...
Forum: Asia
Mar 29th, 2019, 08:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Stopped off for lunch at a South Indian...

Stopped off for lunch at a South Indian restaurant. A little dark but popular with locals. Following a great dosa and nimbu pani/soda (Lime water) we found a ice cream shop in the same complex and...
Forum: Asia
Mar 29th, 2019, 06:25 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Flew to Madras via Indigo Air having paid for...

Flew to Madras via Indigo Air having paid for extra leg room - needed for my 6ft 3in husband with leg injury.
Met at luggage collection by my friend and driven in her four wheel air-conditioned BMW...
Forum: Asia
Mar 29th, 2019, 05:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Hi annhig Good to hear from you. Happy to be...

Hi annhig
Good to hear from you. Happy to be your new victim to answer your questions where I can.
Our itinerary is worked on the number of days we had, what we wanted to see and where we had...
Forum: Asia
Mar 29th, 2019, 05:21 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Due to connectivity issues in India, I did not...

Due to connectivity issues in India, I did not post anything about our trip.
However, I can say that this our seventh trip was not all fun and skittles.
We arrived in Delhi and had organised a van...
Forum: Asia
Feb 12th, 2019, 11:34 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

I'll turning this into a trip report starting 24...

I'll turning this into a trip report starting 24 Februry, However, I am always happy to hear from posters who have been to the named places and who have some wonderful tips.
Forum: Asia
Feb 2nd, 2019, 02:50 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,274
Posted By Rasputin1

Short trip to Southern India

We are once again returning to India - this time to the South.
Although we have travelled to the South a long time ago, - Madras, Madurai, Hydrabad, Perreyer, Allepey, and Cochin we are headed in a...
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