Perhaps I should count myself lucky not to be left to Cheeni's tender mercies when I was in town.
I did a walking tour with Storytrails that pretty much covered what Thaths has in mind for Mylapore. Will say that we and other tourists had no problems entering Kapli temple, though there was some confusion re where to buy camera tickets (so we just didn't). Not quite sure how you would manage it, but we were able to visit a priest's house near the tank which preserves the original courtyard layout. Agree with Suresh that Rangachari's is lovely, you should ask Divya for tips! The other thing I particularly enjoyed in Chennai was visiting the Government Museum in Egmore. It,s much better we with a specialist guide, but an elegant bronze is an elegant bronze. On 20 Feb 2013 19:49, "Srini RamaKrishnan" <[email protected]> wrote: > A preview of my real life action adventure game for tourists - "live life > like a Madras teenager": > > - A visit to the TASMAC store to pick up cheap liquid courage > -- For bonus points: this is done at around 6PM on a Friday or October 1st > - A spicy "chicken" Biryani made of genuine 100% crow > -- For bonus points one visits a political rally where one can accomplish > the above two tasks for free > -- Boss level: you don't get into a fight and return with all your teeth > > - An auto ride, with haggling and cheating included of course but where the > auto driver is glad to be rid of you rather than the other way round > > - Watching the first day first show of a popular Tamil movie but _so_ > not-optional, standing in line to buy the tickets on current booking > -- bonus points: you dance in the aisles during the item number > -- boss level: the police get called in because of you > > - Riding a city bus at peak hour on the foot board > -- bonus points: you wait until the bus has picked up speed before > attempting to board > > - A visit to some of the nicer sections of city, where one can witness > fantastic entrepreneurial spirit in the sale of liberated auto parts > > - A visit to Ritchie street or seedy DVD shops in Parsn complex to pick up > pirated DVDs > -- for bonus points you demand to see their secret collection of porn > > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > > > An American friend of mine is going to be in Madras soon. He is > interested > > in a walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town. I'm thinking of taking > > him around myself. > > > > What are some of the stops in a walk around Mylapore and George Town > that I > > should not miss? > > > > Here is a tentative plan I have in mind: > > > > 1. Mylapore > > Start at the San Thome bascilica > > A walk around the temple tank > > Inside Kapali Temple and explaining the hierarchy of Hindu gods and the > > rituals > > See the (scaffolded) temple chariot and explain the 63 Nayanmar festival > > Rasi Silks > > Giri Traders > > Walk around Mada streets and see the market > > Stop at Ambika Stores and Grand Sweets for an introduction to Indian > > pickling (Ambika) and snacking (Grad Sweets) traditions > > Perhaps a stop at R.K. Mutt > > Dinner or tiffin at Karpagambal Mess or Simply South (next to RK Mutt) > (or, > > last choice Saravana Bhavan) > > > > 2. George Town > > Start with some talk about the architecture of colonial buildings on > drive > > to George Town (point to Ripon Building, Central Station, Southern > Railways > > Building, etc. along the way) > > An aside about the glories of Moore Market that used to exist > > Start with a walk around the High Court. Emden bombing, indo sarcenic > > architecture > > Broadway and show the buildings where some law firms operate nearby > > Parry's corner, Burma Bazaar, GPO > > Walk around some of the side streets where businesses cluster together > > Lunch or snack at Rambhavan or Ramakrishna Tiffin Home (or Agarwal > Sweets) > > > > What are other places I could take him to? > > > > Thaths > > -- > > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > > Carl: Nuthin'. > > Homer: D'oh! > > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > > Homer: Woo-hoo! > > Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without > Borders > > >
