tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post5880406722498112432..comments2024-03-02T15:15:47.208+05:30Comments on The not-so artful dodger: Chennai ChucklesArtnavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-76079965477089971142008-11-11T02:20:00.000+05:302008-11-11T02:20:00.000+05:30You write very well.You write very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-26045868394528121232007-01-12T15:47:00.000+05:302007-01-12T15:47:00.000+05:30about "high class" vegetarian restaurants in chenn...about "high class" vegetarian restaurants in chennai, check <a href="http://sudeepsdiary.blogspot.com/2006/11/high-class-non-vegetarian.html">this one</a>.Sudeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817709159847716725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-40925252723723917662007-01-12T10:14:00.000+05:302007-01-12T10:14:00.000+05:30hmm...hmm...Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626034227089936767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-69356509292499434602007-01-12T09:44:00.000+05:302007-01-12T09:44:00.000+05:30thanks analog- now post this on your blog along wi...thanks analog- now post this on your blog along with teh snaps- it will be so useful to all<br /><br />all the rest- Here is to yummy food irrespective of the venueArtnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-1764113515652304882007-01-12T02:45:00.000+05:302007-01-12T02:45:00.000+05:30Oh,how I miss those small shacky eatouts back home...Oh,how I miss those small shacky eatouts back home!Somehow the food they serve always tasted so much more yummy than any classy restaurant.I have not stayed long in Chennai to know those joints but Bangalore and Mysore have tons of them too.All the golgappas,chaats,chana choors,kachori,samosas..mmmm!<br />Nothing beats them:)Fuzzylogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393173920058729914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-91826890393825621502007-01-11T23:27:00.000+05:302007-01-11T23:27:00.000+05:30take a overnight train to hospet and then an auto ...take a overnight train to hospet and then an auto to hampi ( 13kms from hospet).Plan to stay for 1.5 days so you can cover all places relaxedly and also eat a lot of italian food :). there are quite a lot of ruins to see. we took cycles (you can rent them for a day and cycle away... too gud) and saw 30% of the temples n ruins on day one and went to tungabadra river dam to watch the sunset (you can see the pic in my blog). plan to stay in huts by the river, if you choose otherwise, you can stay in ranjana guest house(mentioned in lonely planet) where they serve nice continental breakfast. mango tree restaurant is a place to eat by the river. they have stone benches on the floor by the river under a mango tree. must visit place. another good psychedelic druggy place with lots of fluorescent paintings and european food is restaurant shanti. they play amazing world music. we ate breakfast, lunch and dinner here on the 2nd day. its that good. dont be surprised if a waiter wearing a baniyan welcomes phirangs in italian or spanish. ;). cover the rest of the places on day 2 and get an auto to hospet and leave by bus or train overnight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-14524154341291849842007-01-11T20:34:00.000+05:302007-01-11T20:34:00.000+05:30"o-tull" LOL, i know what you are talking about......"o-tull" LOL, i know what you are talking about...but believe me I would trade the nicer-looking-but-crappy-food Indian restaurants here in Dallas for those hole-in-the-wall joints that serve yummy food anyday. And sniggering, no way...we got our first ever Desi FM 104.9 station right here in Dallas (2 weeks ago. That's right!! I will write about it I think.By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-21893164194122750422007-01-11T19:16:00.000+05:302007-01-11T19:16:00.000+05:30I think I have seen such signs too, often at the m...I think I have seen such signs too, often at the most rickety of places and often misspelt too!karmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973922761187532706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-50446052507476133882007-01-11T18:38:00.000+05:302007-01-11T18:38:00.000+05:30Good things always come in simple packagings. :)
...Good things always come in simple packagings. :)<br /><br />www.withacupofcoffee.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-74154208212111264522007-01-11T17:12:00.000+05:302007-01-11T17:12:00.000+05:30since u r publicising 94.3, i campaign for hindi h...since u r publicising 94.3, i campaign for hindi hourItchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-50744172510553672722007-01-11T16:41:00.000+05:302007-01-11T16:41:00.000+05:30now that is interesting- tell me more on how to ge...now that is interesting- tell me more on how to get to hampi and whre to stay - s first hand account rather than the spruced up travel links i have been visitingArtnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-25698667888736373802007-01-11T16:24:00.000+05:302007-01-11T16:24:00.000+05:30oh how i miss my chennai... b'lore has lots of hot...oh how i miss my chennai... b'lore has lots of hotels that are supposedly good quality but they just suck. or there are all those sagars which serve only veg ( =yuck! :) ). if you want to try different cuisines, there are lots of places but there is always something screwed up in them. i enjoyed hampi trip mainly because of the great italian, thai,continental food they serve in restaurants that resemble chennai tea shops. unbelievable but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com