madurai.
night train to madurai. the city doesn't make a perfect 1st impression: hot, dusty, noisy. not what one would expect from a southern-indian temple-town? ok, it's obviously not kerala anymore. the meenakshi temple is closed to the public because of a visit of singapur's president. thanx dude!
visit of the temple in the morning. the architecture has its own style: the towers are steep like in tikal and colourful - to say the least. unfortunately the central rooms are not accessible to non-hindus. but the pilgrims in their black cloths are in a good mood und like to have their pictures taken.
old palace. the best of it: the complete silence. visit of the interesting gandhi museum. spend hours in a local restaurant - i'm clearly the exotic. the people seem to be amused. so am i: the food is great.