Sat 9 Jan
Late
start at 10am. Lovely drive down to Mamallapuram
(also called Mahabalipuram), reaching coconut palms along the coast. We stopped halfway to look at a fascinating
crocodile sanctuary which housed crocodiles from all over the world.
Lunch
was had at the Moonraker’s Restaurant.
It’s a small place but possesses a delightful ambience. Started with a cold Kingfisher beer then
squid pieces cooked in a batter followed a huge king prawns and a grilled snapper
and rice. All very tasty. This was the street where Ric Stein wrote
that he sampled the best curry in all of Indian – a fish curry at the Seashore
Restaurant.
After
lunch we strolled down the colourful lane to the beach, stopping at Apollo
Books to but some books on the Mahabalipuram sculptures that we were going to
visit in the morning. Back at the Radisson Blu Temple Bay Resort we lazed away the rest of the afternoon, swimming in the delightful long pool.
In
the evening we went to a wonderful dance performance as part of the Indian
Dance Festival held at this time of the year for a month. We watched the Bharatanatyam Dance group.
Returning
back to the Resort we had a wonderful meal of Aloo Gobi, crepe stuffed with
tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms, a wonderful okra dish and dumplings in a
spinach sauce.
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