What are some of the things R2Is do once they are back? Visit all over India! Every weekend was pretty much a travel weekend when you are outside of India and you try to do the same here. Not surprisingly, we have seen much more outside of India than what we have seen here.
Once you travel in India, it amazes how travel friendly things have been made outside of India. We have ways to go before we can get there but as we experienced during this week-long trip, things are changing. You do have access to nicer hotels, much cleaner restaurants, much more improved highways etc. Sadly, most of the towns are still dirty, congested and don't seem to change :-(
Some pics from the south India trip. Special mention of Nirmala Travels, using which we traveled - highly recommended for this type of trip, even with kids. When you travel in group, you don't get much time for shopping etc but they manage to cover so many places and know the places inside out. If you do it by yourself, it would easily take a day/place (South India trip is heavy on temples) - language is an issue, long queues in temples, getting around, food etc can become a challenge. Hence, these folks are worth the money. Something you should consider even if you are visiting for a vacation. Routine was - early wake-up, early to bed! Unfortunately, these places are not 'camera friendly' since cameras are not allowed in most of the places.
We visited Vellore Golden temple, Kanchipuram, Trichi, Maduri, Rameshwaram, Tanjavore, Kanyakumari, Kaladi (Kerala), Thiruvanathapuram(Kerala) in 7 days.
Once you travel in India, it amazes how travel friendly things have been made outside of India. We have ways to go before we can get there but as we experienced during this week-long trip, things are changing. You do have access to nicer hotels, much cleaner restaurants, much more improved highways etc. Sadly, most of the towns are still dirty, congested and don't seem to change :-(
Some pics from the south India trip. Special mention of Nirmala Travels, using which we traveled - highly recommended for this type of trip, even with kids. When you travel in group, you don't get much time for shopping etc but they manage to cover so many places and know the places inside out. If you do it by yourself, it would easily take a day/place (South India trip is heavy on temples) - language is an issue, long queues in temples, getting around, food etc can become a challenge. Hence, these folks are worth the money. Something you should consider even if you are visiting for a vacation. Routine was - early wake-up, early to bed! Unfortunately, these places are not 'camera friendly' since cameras are not allowed in most of the places.
We visited Vellore Golden temple, Kanchipuram, Trichi, Maduri, Rameshwaram, Tanjavore, Kanyakumari, Kaladi (Kerala), Thiruvanathapuram(Kerala) in 7 days.
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| Rock Ganesha - Tanjavur |
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| Brahadeeshwara Temple, Tanjavur |
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| Meenskshi Temple, Madurai |
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| Majestic Pillars and roof paintings |
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| Sound pillars |
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| Looks like any US highway, isn't it? Highway that runs along eastern corridor |
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| Sunrise in Kanyakumari |
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| Kanyakumari Vivekananda Memorial |
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| Kaladi where Adi Shankara was born |
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| Only in Kerala! |
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