(Say that ten times
fast, or… once.)
** This post (as well as the next two planned posts) is a
bit of a “back-tracking” post. **
While down in the deep south for the wedding, I had the
pleasure of joining my friends for a little sight-seeing. I will keep the
commentary brief on these posts as they will mostly be photos. Keep an eye out
for the photo captions to get a little more in-sight regarding the commentary.
What I do want to mention briefly is the mode of travel
during our sight-seeing adventures. Samson, Ashwin, Noble and I borrowed
Sunil’s car for all our cross-country travels. This little steed was quite a
trooper! With small wheels and a small, but resilient engine that little car
faithfully took us over vale and hill and down roads that made the American
farmyard driveway look like a high-speed raceway! There were a few occasions
that I thought we would have to get out and carry that poor little car up the
hill, but she staunchly trudged on at Samon’s gentle prodding. Only once did
she give out and threw up her throttle cable in disgust as if to demand a rest
break. Again, with Samon’s coercion we were back on the road within mins. I
would also like to commend Samon for his ability to complete u-turns in spaces
that I didn’t think a mosquito could make a u-turn in… and trust me when I say
he had plenty of opportunity to
practice. (I do believe that is, without a doubt, the most u-turns I have ever
experience in a three-day period!) Thanks to Google maps for guiding us to
almost everywhere we wanted to go, and to Noble for being fairly accurate in
his ability to read Google maps in time to direct Samson’s driving.
Our adventures started out Sunday morning, shortly after
arriving in Sunil’s home town. After a quick freshening up and breakfast at
Sunil’s house, we headed out to our first destination: Padmanabhapuram Palace
in Tamil Nadu. The only thing I really know about this palace is that it is one
of the oldest palaces in India. I will let the photos tell the rest of the
story.
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