ECR & Mahabhalipuram

Went to following places in ECR and Mahabhalipuram yesterday with parents and relatives. 1) Prathyangira Devi Temple, Shollinganallur: Details @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholinganallur_Prathyangira_Devi_Temple, 2) DakshinaChitra - http://www.dakshinachitra.net/ Ticket cost was Rs.75 per person, but it was worth giving. This contains cultural things [be it old houses, crafts] related to South India. We can get down @ MGM Dizzee world Bus stop and DakshinaChitra is 300 metres away from there. 3) Muttukadu Boat House 4) Kovalam Beach 5) Mahabhalipuram - Sea shore temple, Scluptures made of single stone like five rathas, elephant, etc. Only thing which was not good was the weather. Day before yesterday the weather was good but yesterday it was too hot that roaming around these places was difficult one.

Coimbatore Trip

I started from my hometown yesterday morning to Coimbatore. I went to Salem and then catched a bus from there to Kovai. When I entered Kovai, I could feel the chillness which would not be there in Chennai or in my hometown, Tiruvannamalai. I reached Gandhipuram[Kovai bus stand] and from there took a city bus to reach the reception hall of my Friend's brother marriage. There were lot of changes in Coimbatore now. Be it new city buses[|||lr to blue board buses in Chennai] or IT Parks[I had only seen few IT Parks on the way I travelled], etc. Coimbatore had already become second largest city after Chennai in TamilNadu to have such developments in IT Field or industrial related ones. I met few of my old room mates from Hyderabad also and it was really fun talking with them after long time. Also I met few of my college class mates. Started off from there by 10.00 PM by bus[Jayam Renugambal] and reached Chennai today morning @ 9.00 AM. Bus was not quite good. Be it seating arrangement, maintainance, time management. Actually bus should have started by 9.45 PM yesterday and reached 6.45 AM but then everything changed when they started very late and not taking NH highway road for travelling[Had taken some unknown small roads].

Back to Coimbatore this week after long time

I had studied my Engineering in Coimbatore. I am going to Kovai this weekend for a marriage. Hope I will enjoy the trip because it's been almost 3 years after which i am going now. The last time I went was for the convocation ceremony on May 2006. Four years when I was there studying in Kovai @ PSG College of Technology were memorable ones and I had learnt a lot over there from how to behave in public to stay away from home apart from my technical skills. Will update you on the trip once I am back.