We spent most of the day getting from Mumbai to Madurai, so we only had time today to take in one museum and drive through the city. The Gandhi Museum was not as good as others I've been to -- partly because half of it was closed for refurbishing, partly because there was very little English explanations -- only Hindi and Tamil, and partly because it duplicated much of what I had already seen.
On the other hand, the city itself is quite interesting -- a center for textiles and temples.
On the other hand, the city itself is quite interesting -- a center for textiles and temples.
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| The Vaigai River is dry during non-monsoon -- especially after several years of minimal monsoon here. |
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| The Vandiyur Mariyamman temple and tank (at least that's what Wikipedia calls it). For an annual festival, the tank is flooded. During the rest of the year it is basically a park (below). |
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| Our hotel is on a hill overlooking the city. It's an old colonial estate with several sections of rooms. |
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| The view from just outside my room. |
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| The view from the swimming pool. |
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