Thanks Jyo...:)
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Thanks Jyo...:)
hi to those in TN :
any tips for where I can get artwork/wall hangings in Chennai ?
I'm really interested in bronze/copper wall art - i've seen a few in the restraunts over here.
Thanks much.
NM
Check out Cholamandalam Artists's village on ECR. They have some real good stuff but may be on the higher end.
There are some art galleris like Vipaksha, Apparao etc. - I have only read about them though.
Poompuhar - the TN's government's handicraft showrooms are in many places in TN. They are a decent bet.
Victoria Technical Insitute on Mount Road in Chennai is said to have really good stuff. But it's slightly pricey compared to other places.
Thanks PR.
dev,
Coimbatore to Trivandrum could be more than 6 hours, unless you're speeding @ midnight among drunk truck drivers :-)
You could probably reach Kochi in about 3 hours from Cbe, if you drive. (Train'll take 4 hours).
Ooty is < 3 hours from Cbe.
I have planned a Kerala trip for a friend.
Comments from anyone will be appreciated.
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30 Dec
4.45 pm Arrive Cochin
6.00 pm Cochin-Guruvaayur (108 km)
8.00 pm Check in hotel
31 Dec
8.00 am Darshan at Guruvayoor Temple
Breakfast and Sightseeing
12.00pm Guruvaayur-Munnar (170 km)
4.00 pm Check in hotel
6.00 pm Ayur Vedic Massage
12.00 am New year at Munnar
1 Jan
9.00 am - Tour of Munnar - Atiripilly falls, Mattupetty Dam/Kundala dam for boating,
onwards Tea plantations, Eravikulam National Park, Devikulam, Mattupetty, Echo Point, Kundal Dam, etc
2 Jan
8.00 am Munnar-Trivandrum (300 km)
2.00 pm Tour of Trivandrum - Srichitra Art Gallery, Napier Museum and Zoo
5.00 pm Check in hotel at Kovalam
3 Jan
9.00 am Trivandrum-Alleppey (150 km)
1.00 pm Check in boathouse & Backwaters
Back water cruise through paddy fields, coconut lagoons, narrow canals and coir villages
4 Jan
10.00 am Allepey- Cochin (60 km)
12.00 pm Tour of Cochin – Dutch Palace, Jewish synagogue, The Spices auction rooms, St. Francis Church, Chinese fishing nets, etc.
6.00 pm Check in hotel
5 Jan
9.00 am Shopping & packing
2.00 pm Check out
5.15pm Depart to KL
No driving at night... most probably we'll start around 7 am... we should be comfortable as long as the travel time doesn't exceed 7 hrs or so... too many kids and it'll be hard to keep them engaged for more than that...Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
Ooty...too many NYs at ooty already... Also, I don't prefer hills coz of travel sickess...But if nothing works out, we'll be to Ooty again... :lol:
Any other interesting place with lesser travel time would be of great help... Pls exclude Munnar and allappey...:)
dev,
athirampaLLi / vAzhachchAl, if you have not been before, are must-visit places. Each place has a beautiful aruvi. (The former is famous for punnagai mannan and the later is relatively less crowded and breath-taking).
Both places can be reached with little diversion from the Cbe-Kochi highway at Chalakkudy.
If you're adventurous, silent valley near Palakkad is another fantastic spot. Don't visit there on a rainy day as leeches abound that suck blood.
Isha Foundation,Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
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