We spent more than 3 hours wandering around the temple perimeter, exploring the side streets and just generally people-watching.
We had a bit of hassle with wannabe guides wanting to show us good viewing points for photographing the towers (including some golden ones which can't be seen from the ground) but we've been through this before . You get access to rooftop areas but only via shops selling fabric, jewellery and carvings and we weren't in the mood for the hard sell. They weren't too pushy though, saving themselves for when the tourist coaches arrived I guess.
Some general street scenes
Its an opportunity for the ladies to dress up and show off their finery. For the men (who wish to enter the temple) legs must be covered so either the dhoti has to be worn as a long garment or they wear trousers.
The carriers work so very hard
The whole street was devoted to wholesale onion business
This one was full of small warehouses/storerooms full of grains and pulses
and this one different grades/sizes of garlic
I want one of these ....... not the charcoal iron, but the man who can do the ironing for me!
We stopped for sugarcane drinks from these two guys. The sugarcane is crushed between the rollers a couple of times then folded over with pieces of lemon/lime and fresh ginger inside and crushed a couple more times and the juice is collected in a bowl underneath the press. Its absolutely delicious and so refreshing when temperatures are in the 30s
We've had this before when small pieces of chilli have been crushed with the cane but I think I prefer this version
Another overloaded carrier
these two were taking a break in a side street and they called me across to photograph them
Well I have tons more photos but I'm bored now and I guess you are too.
We need to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to check out at 6.30am as the start of our
'story trail' walk is 7am. Its 10pm and I need to organise my case ready for 'the off' so am going to sign off now.
After our walk we drive to Chettinad ... more tomorrow (if we have internet there)
We had a bit of hassle with wannabe guides wanting to show us good viewing points for photographing the towers (including some golden ones which can't be seen from the ground) but we've been through this before . You get access to rooftop areas but only via shops selling fabric, jewellery and carvings and we weren't in the mood for the hard sell. They weren't too pushy though, saving themselves for when the tourist coaches arrived I guess.
Some general street scenes
Its an opportunity for the ladies to dress up and show off their finery. For the men (who wish to enter the temple) legs must be covered so either the dhoti has to be worn as a long garment or they wear trousers.
The carriers work so very hard
The whole street was devoted to wholesale onion business
This one was full of small warehouses/storerooms full of grains and pulses
and this one different grades/sizes of garlic
I want one of these ....... not the charcoal iron, but the man who can do the ironing for me!
We stopped for sugarcane drinks from these two guys. The sugarcane is crushed between the rollers a couple of times then folded over with pieces of lemon/lime and fresh ginger inside and crushed a couple more times and the juice is collected in a bowl underneath the press. Its absolutely delicious and so refreshing when temperatures are in the 30s
We've had this before when small pieces of chilli have been crushed with the cane but I think I prefer this version
these two were taking a break in a side street and they called me across to photograph them
Well I have tons more photos but I'm bored now and I guess you are too.
We need to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to check out at 6.30am as the start of our
'story trail' walk is 7am. Its 10pm and I need to organise my case ready for 'the off' so am going to sign off now.
After our walk we drive to Chettinad ... more tomorrow (if we have internet there)
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