Saw a similar post in one of the met-blogs of another city.. thought will add my own list for Chennai.. not in any order and is not exhaustive either... add your own in the comments section...
- Take a walk on the beach from Marina to Elliot's Beach
- Capture the Sunrise at Broken Bridge
- Haggle over trinkets at Pondy Bazaar
- Scourge for a long forgotten book at Moor Market... trust me you'll get it...
- Click the Moon on Full moon day at Thiruvanmiyur Beach
- Have a quaint cup of coffee at Rathna Cafe
- Enjoy the peace at Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore..
- Squeeze through the crowd to get vegetables at Koyambedu
- "Enjoy" the pulling and pushing at Ranganathan Street
- Pay over Rs.200 for a ten minute Autoride
- Catch a movie at Broadway Talkies.. scoot over multiplexes...
- Read some ancient literature at Connemaara Library
- Attend a Music concert at TTK Salai
- Pray along the waves at the Sea shore Sai Temple, Injambakkam
- Party on a hired boat at Muttukaadu Lake
- Look out for an ancient yet sturdy buildings at Mint Street
- Climb the Lighthouse at Marina
- Pick up a handicraft doll at Alwarpet
- Wait in queue to get a plate of hot Puliyothare at Grand Sweets & Snacks
- Refrain from feeding the baby crocs at the Crocodile Park
- Ape the monkeys at Guindy Children's Park
- Try finding the Adyar Banyan Tree.. No Google is not allowed
- Spot a Sandalwood Tree at Vandalur Zoo
- Try gaining an entry into the Guindy National park.. a Reserve forest right at the heart of the city, where else can u find it...
- Handle the snakes at 3 pm daily at the Snake Park
- Munch on a Vada, fresh off the Vada-mala of the 32 feet tall Anjaneyar Statue at Nanganallur
- Attend a marriage at any of the chthrams at Vadapalani
- Attend the Vinayak Visarjan at Sowcarpet...
- Relish a plate of Biriyani at Samco, TTK road
- Take the MRTS from Velachery to Beach
and as the legend says "you have much more to do at Chennai"... Cheers...
Edited to add:
More things to do in Chennai...
- Go shopping for cheap but good fabric at Fashion/Pantheon Road, Egmore (Aarthi)
- Soak in various cultures at Dakshin Chitra (Aarthi)
- Get yourself scolded by an auto-driver in chaste Madras Thamizh for no fault of yours. (Rammmmm :-P)
- Get drenched in the Madras rains and wade(swim) around after that (Rammmmm)
- Click pics of Armenia in Namma Chennai at Armenian Street (Gils)
51 comments:
wow..u pretty much covered a chennai darshan trip :D mahabalipura, ecr, mayajal, vgp antha stretcha mentionay panalye
//Enjoy the peace at Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore..///
aiii..enga area :)
//wow..u pretty much covered a chennai darshan trip :D mahabalipura, ecr, mayajal, vgp antha stretcha mentionay panalye//
Egjactly :)) Lighta ECR & OMR roads & Anna nagar avadi side konjam cover panni irundheenganna full chennai coveragea mudinjirukum :D
LOL...G3....again we are the top two podium finishers here...Rat that coffee n stories blog is too gud :) jus read a story ...it was yummmy ;) nice blog..thx for d tip
neenga ivlo periya aala..interview yeelam..and 30 is too little.. am gona put ap 50 min..and coffee at rathna coffee.. it rather drink sambhar there..free
Regarding ur interview.. Congratulations :))))
Aana parunga 9th qn.la oru part of the qn neenga badhil sollavae illae :))
[Naan muzhusa interviewa padichittenngradha eppadi ellam solla vendi irukku pa :P]
Neenga sonna listla i know only Blogeswari and Keshigirl. Meedhi blogs oru round poganum :)
Nice post...Here are some more things you can do in Namma Chennai
- Shoot at balloons at Elliots beach
-get Kuri josiyam done at the beach
-Pig out on chat at Pupil or Chaat houses across the beach
- Go shopping for cheap but good fabric at Fashion street, egmore
- Enjoy a game of bowling at BLUR as you wait for the movie!!
- Soak in various cultures at Dakshin Chitra
- Relax and unwind at Casuarina Bay
-For Fish lovers, freak out at Moonrakers!
the list goes on and on and on.........
I am doing everything mentioned here, esp the food part. You'll take me around, won't you?
I love Madras as much as I love B'lore :)
Interview ellam...Kalkkare Ratz!
Hear some Madras Thamizh (or) get yourself scolded by an auto-driver in chaste Madras Thamizh for no fault of yours. ;)
Get drenched in the Madras rains and wade around after that :)
Try speaking in Tamil (if you are a non-Tamilian). I dunno how it is now, but a lot of the aam-janta are fanatic about non-natives & language. Folks in Karnataka are far more hospitable and give you respect generally (the black sheep are far and few in-between in K'taka)
i missed them in chennai :(
Hm.. wud try all these.. Gng to stay in chennai from next week.. Vl b a gr8 help to me!! thnkz :)
Hey.. ur sketches were beautiful. :)
Hmmm lots more to do in Chennai!
@ gils..
i was mostly covering pazhaya chennai ma... mahabalipuram - not chennai exactly..
ecr, mayajal, vgp - not the essence of chennai exactly.. they are just entertainment places
@gila..
enga area ulla varadhe nu sollreengala... :P
@g3
* Lighta OMR roads & Anna nagar avadi*
Kandippa...
@gils...
yeah vada ll be shared btw u n g3...
he is Anna, dude... he is a published writer... :-) ll pass on the comment to him
@soin..
50 thaane..pannunga pannunga
i liked the coffee more :-)
@g3
thanks ma...
he hehe.. kaadhu kodunga i ll say the complete answer to 9th question :P
and yeah visit them all.. great ppl they are
@ aarti
beach vittu veliya varradhe illa pola... ll add ma... :-)
@swat
nee va modhalla.. i ll take u around... last weekend plan cancel pannite nee.. :-( hmmm
@rammmm
experiance pola???
he he he ll add dear
@ mahesh...
ugh oh.. i asked u to ping me rite.. i think i posted this late... i wrote this post just for u
@ priyanka...
hey welcome to chennai.. ask me if u need any help ok..
happy that u liked the pics :-)
@ vasu..
naalu varusam inga enna da panne?? waste fellow
//he is Anna, dude... he is a published writer... :-) ll pass on the comment to him//
!!!! avvvvvv....ur biraathaaar!! kudumbamay writersa!! soooper :) i have become a fan of his writing..chaancela....entha posta padichalum enaku enamo cafe coffee day thaan nyabgam varuthu as venue!! :) oru vela backgrnd epecta therila...nice collection of stories
//i was mostly covering pazhaya chennai ma...//
oh..appo armenian street side poi parunga..aranmanaikaaran therunu solvanga :) there is an armenian settlement there i guess..unga cameraakum neria theeni kedaikum...u can try burma bazaar also..the erstwhile mint...antha section cover paniayacha? neria interesting aaana konjam vevagaaramaana area
// mahabalipuram - not chennai exactly..//
sila per ( if u read it as g3 athuku naan porupilla :D) pallavaram heart of chennainu solitu thiriaraanga...apo mahabalipuram mooku of chennaiya en iruka kudathu!!
//enga area ulla varadhe nu sollreengala... //
:D apdiyaa ketuchi? :) naan u r welcomenuna sonen
Thank u Ratzzz... :)
@ gils...
umm may be because both of us love CCD, barista, Starbucks so much... athaanale u may get it as a background situation :P
@ gils..
i have already visited Armenian street pa.. it was a great theeni for my cam yes...
but i dunno wat to quote abt that street.. so vitten...
Mahabalipuram mukku na, val edhu chennaikku??
@ gils..
ha ha ha.. chennai la irukkra vadai gang ellam oru naal Kabali koila meeting podalam.. okva?
# Priyanks..
hey welcome dear
//. chennai la irukkra vadai gang ellam oru naal Kabali koila meeting podalam.. okva?//
sooraaha :) i the chn coming mid next month...makkal availability poruthu maanadu potrulam..maangollai kelvipatrukeengala..its next to kabali temple ..anga thaan katchi manadulam nadakum..namma bloggers maanaataiyum angeye vachirlam :D
I'd def do the beach-walk :)
catchyalater Rat!
Keshi.
btw why so particular about being anonymous ??fear of cyberstalking??free
@gils
sure periya maanadu podalam!
@keshi girl...
:-) definitely..
tc ma
@soin...
i am anony-mouse athan...
i am not anonymous anywr else dude.. i assume u are not in Twitter or FB..
and yep.. was a victim of cyberstalking.. not anymore, i simply don't bother
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Hi... Very interesting post..
I wud like to add:
Watch a romcom movie in satyam on a saturday nite..
Hey I stumbled upon your blog while Google-ing for 'Things to do in Chennai' and by God what a Blog!
:D Makes me want to take up blogging again! :)
Chennai ..Not so exciting as described.. Worst Climate..
Surendar & LMS - Thanks
Dearest Anonymous - Do you know it is RAINING in Chennai right now?? Yes you chose a wrong moment to comment :D
and not to forget
- watching planes land from the top of st. thomas mount
- broken bridge is definitely an awesome place, but wud be more awesome sans the filth
- the great sea food at bessy beach
- trying ultimate frisbee at bessy on weekend mornings
- bicycle ride to mahabs with the biking gang
- photowalks
- watching the sea from 'No Sky Above' (Tangy, ECR)
- dancing away to glory at EC41 (the entry is quite spooky though)
- long drives on ECR and a sneak peak into the pine forests that look quite interesting
- chaat at india chaat corner at shastri nagar
- feeling the gushing wind standing at the doors of the MRTS trains, and have a bird's eye view of the city around (of course you see the filth filled Buckingham Canal for most of the ride)
- a long bus ride to some area in chennai that u've never been to before
- a visit to the Madras War Cemetary and check if there are ghosts to haunt you :P
- climb the rocks at mahabs, and check out the mini europe happening there on the other side of mahabs, heard there is surfing happening too
- take a walk inside IIT, watch the deers cross while u drive, sit in the stadium gallery and watch the lush lawn
- wonder about the significance of the public art in front of the Tidel Park
lots more of course..! still looking for new things/places to see in chennai... esp places off the beaten track
P.S. I'm not the same anonymous as the previous one :P
I know this is super late, but I could not miss commenting here! A lovely post :)
Hi
Nice list there and Ratna Cafe Coffee after the steaming idlys and buckets of sambhar :D
Haha, this is an awesome list!
But I have one problem : If I'm new in the city, how do I meet people, to do these things with? :)
Any cafes, bars, events etc. etc.?
We have a lot of interesting local experiences happening in Bangalore. Don't miss out. http://www.padhaaro.com/experiences-in-bangalore/
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