two things has to be seen in India: the Taj Mahal and a temple. As our route has never been crossed with a temple, we picked them up in Madurai. This did not happen by chance, because in Madurai is located in the city center, the great temple Meenakshi Amman. In addition, around Madurai to find many more temples.
but everything started with our arrival at the station in Madurai. By 6 clock in the morning we moved into our room at the GRT Regency and put us again shortly on the ear. The hotel is quite a special mention, because the price-performance ratio was very good. The room was large, clean and well equipped, even the food tasted like the restaurant to us and the breakfast buffet was almost a French Bakery, at least for India. Since there is hot and humid in Madurai, we used the pool every day.
The sightseeing tour we started at the Meenakshi Temple, which was closed at this time. So we made our way to the palace, but unfortunately we lost our way in the streets. A Rickshaw rescued us and brought us to the present in-Renovation Tirumalai Nayak Palace. After the rather short visit, we jumped back on a Rickshaw and let us to the often offered by the hotel city tour. The first stop was at Banana Market, where we were each given three bananas. However, in today's world and in India were not free anymore, so we have to send our friend the banana captured.
The second time was at the brave Tony Rominger in the village laundry in the river Vaigai. A decent shirt may of course have no wrinkles, so a resourceful Indian irons right next door to a altertühmlichen Iron payment.
The next stop was then the Gandhi Museum. As one of the best of its kind (according to guide) it was really very well done and the highlight was the dress, which Gandhi contributed to his death to see.
went from museum to Flower Market, which but very middle of the afternoon had faded. We therefore decided the next morning nochamsl to go by what was worth it. Before lunch is business and the sellers are still sitting behind piles of flowers, which led to some photos on our part.
We had planned to take from here a moto-rickshaw back to the hotel, but our hero pedals convinced us of his performance (up to 20km) and then he stomped up almost before you drop back to our hotel.
organized the next day we spontaneously created a driver of the hotel to visit the temple from outside. First, we drove north to a cave temple. On the way there we stopped, as already mentioned, again at the Flower Market. The first temple we hung a guru with a chain of flowers and pressed us a spot on the forehead. In the second we had this again can actually rid with holy water, but we left the bathroom on the joyous Indern.Beim next temple, we saw that about 200 school children started because of two white faces with a camera to shouting and waving. On the way back we stopped at another temple, trohnen on which two giant figures. A nice woman lured us into the temple and took us to the roof, into one of these two statues. As if this were not enough temples have been, we have organized the evening nochamsl a vehicle and were first to Temple tank down. This temple is surrounded by a large pool of water and will show up well in January, while the floating festival at its best.
went on the trip to the temple Thiruparankundram 8km south of town. All the temples we had visited so far been hidden under a framework of bamboo and palm leaves, because next year there is a big party, and therefore, these restored. Of course, this temple was not exactly packed what we first arrived at dusk. Thus, the photographs of the temple building was nearly impossible. As a consolation, we were surprised with a ceremony in the temple interior. It was interesting to witness the ritual. provides entertainment, that employees of the temple when driving out of a golden carriage on the top of the open garage door is not completely bent.
ausgetempelt came completely back to the hotel and we were glad that the next day was just another temple on the program. The day we started but at the vegetable market, which offered again many nice shots. Scarcely out of the market I bit on a cloth merchant from where we were choosing both a substance, which until the afternoon to an Indian pajamas was sutured.
After a short break, we returned to the pool by 16 clock to the Meenakshi Temple where there is also the tailor was. While I was perfectly happy with the outcome, Dominik wanted a change the priestly collar. There to strike roots, were decided in the meantime, the Meenakshi temple to visit. The facility is huge and quite überloffen, so we snuck around rather begeisterungslos. A bit is sure to lay on the temple overdose of those days. On the second attempt was also my dress comfortably and we packed our achievements and went happily back to the Regency.
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