DAY 227 - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

227) THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

 

I collected my personal belongings, which were clothing and necessary personal articles, not so many, including some souvenirs. They were well packed in 2 rectangular wicker baskets with lid bought from the local market, hoping to be strong enough for check in on the plane and they would not crash before arriving home.

CHENNAI High Court - Photo : Yoga Balaji / wikipedia.org (Bing images search)

DAY 226 - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

226) WEDNESDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

 

I arranged to buy my flight ticket to fly back to Bangkok, but unfortunately there was no direct flight from MADRAS. Therefore, I had to stop in transit in COLOMBO and stayed overnight at the hotel, covered by the airline's management of Air Lanka.   

Rippon Building (CHENNAI Town Hall) - Photo : virtualtourist.com / Google images search

In the afternoon, I wandered along  city beach of MADRAS, which is not different from other major cities in India with many important western style buildings.  

Marina Beach, Bay of Bengal, CHENNAI - Photo : wikipedia.org / Bing images search

 

DAY 225 - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

225) TUEDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1978 : 345KMS. - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

 

Departing from BANGALORE, we drove out through ISHNAGIRI, VANIYAMBADI, VELLORE, WALLAJAH until we arrived MADRAS (CHENNAI) almost the late evening.  All along the way today, I was thinking of getting ready to pack my belongings as in a few days I would set off to return home.

 
 

 

Central raiway station - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikimedia.org (Google images search)

WIKIPEDIA: ... .Chennai Central, erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras. It lies adjacent to the current headquarters of the Southern Railway, as well as the Ripon Building, and is one of the most important railway hubs in South India ........ The 138-year-old building of the railway station. , one of the most prominent landmarks of Chennai, was designed by architect George Harding. [5] Along with Chennai Beach, the station is also a main hub for the Chennai Suburban Railway system.

 

Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikipedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple - CC-by SA Planemad / wikimedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple : is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva's wife Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal (from Tamil, "Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"). The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.