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Friday, August 5, 2011

At and from Chennai airport - a preface

The flight from Brussels arrived on time. Customs and Immigration was a 'breeze'. The employees were extremely polite (unlike at Bombay airport). When asked, the security at the exit door directed us to the Taxi counters. There were three booths. the first one said it costs 450 rupees. Just checked the second one - they wanted 350 rupees for the same size and type of taxi and same destination. Naturally, we picked the second. One man helped load the trunk with our suitcases. Did not wait for a tip - but we paid him anyway.

Reached Nandanam (Gayatri's in-law's location) very early in the morning. Were greeted by happy faces of the family.

We enjoyed our stay with them for more than three days. Visited three Temples that I mentioned in my previous post. Spent a lot of time at the Marina beach. Will post those photos soon.
Informed Nirmala about our arrival. Mohan had our tickets ready for Tirupati by the train named Saptagiri. It was a Sunday and the Tirupati platform was literally packed with people. All were standing shoulder to shoulder - I never saw such a crowd on a train platform, even in India!!!

Reached Nirmala's abode, had dinner and rested well. This was Sunday. Planned to visit Tirumalai on Tuesday. More next.

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