Weekend @ Mahabalipuram Posted on August 28, 2006September 1, 2006 Boats going out to sea early morning… Sunrise at Mahabalipuram So a friend and I drove off to Mahabalipuram last weekend. It was a nice scenic drive via NH4. We started off at 5 am in the morning (after sleeping at midnight, such good children we are). It took us about 7 hours and with Shibs’ awesome display of the Tamil language in Chennai we found ourselves cruising on the scenic ECR. Mahabs was hot and humid but still not totally unbearable. We got ourselves a nice room with a view. Mostly we lazed, ate (a lot of bread and cheese!), read and gazed at the sea and were most reluctant to return. On Sunday morning, we paid a visit to Mahabalipuram’s most famous monument – the Shore Temple. Shibs had last been there when she was much younger and couldn’t believe there was one temple (there were definitely more of them, she kept saying!). On the way back we dropped in at this place called Dakshin Chitra – an artisan’s village and there was some nice handiwork of craftsmen from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. We also got a glimpse of a Theyam performance in the premises. If you’re on that road, this is a nice place to spend a few hours. If you like Indian handicrafts, jewellery etc. it might also put you back a few thousand rupees as I discovered. I bought 3 sarees for reasons I have not been able to figure out yet thus proving that women are indeed mysterious creatures. Then by some stroke of chance (and asking a few people for directions), we got onto the highway again around 5 pm and made our way back. Of course, we didn’ t realize which highway we were on until we had paid toll at 4 toll booths (now that ‘s a heavy toll!) and then realized that this was definitely not the way we had come. This was NH7, the super express highway. But it was a good chance to get onto it since it got us back home by around 9.45 pm. Sigh. Another weekend gone… The trip pictures Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Entertainment India & Around Living Nature & Wildlife Photography Sports & Adventure Travel
Forever Jung! Posted on September 3, 2008September 3, 2008 We had passed this little town called Jung (also written as Jang) on the way to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and all of us were quite taken in by this quaint and charming little place. We made a decision to revisit it on our return journey. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Anita Recommends Mammoth Lakes Adventure: The Walk Posted on September 29, 2016 This picture pretty much sums up the challenge that lay ahead of us. The swim was done and I had survived the biking – it was now time for the final leg. A couple of days ago, on the way to Mammoth Lakes, we took Tioga Road that goes past… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Good morning, world Posted on January 20, 2005 good morning, world!, originally uploaded by anitabora. The sun peeks out from between a thick cover of clouds. This was taken early morning at Mahabalipuram. The Shore Temple, fortunately was spared by the tsunami, a huge rock wall encircling it, serving its purpose. The stalls and shops in the area… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
lovely! vertical landscapes in fact, any scapes, are so interesting – wonder why we (I:)) don’t think of them more often… Reply
awesome snaps anita! thanks for letting me about the metblogs code, i just put it up on my blog. Reply
Wow…I definitely need to have a holiday and that too a long one! I looked at the amazing pictures, fabulously shot. Anita, I’d like to know which resort did you guys stay at? Looked quite nice. Gina Kale Reply
gr8 snaps!! Visited Mahabalipuram n number of times during my stay in Chennai. Go there b4 sunrise and back after breakfast. Love that place. Reply
AB!! Yet another fab trip for you 🙂 Cool pics. I just recommended Gokarna to a fellow student here based on the trip we all made. Keep having fun Reply
Nice pictures. I have one question why did you go via Chennai? There is road that takes you from Kanchipuram to Chengelpettu to Mahabalipuram. Is this road bad? any idea? Atul Reply