Before arriving at our accommodation we checked out the Gandhi Memorial Museum, established in 1959, which is a memorial museum for Gandhi located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It includes a part of the blood-stained garment worn by Gandhi when he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. We checked into the Star residency Hotel and was given an hour to have a Walk around the city centre, I’m not Sure I am a fan, it was like slightly less busy than Delhi! ...

On route to Pondicherry we stopped at a French style cafe, where we all had lunch. I had a veg baguette and an ice cream, was all very tasty but very over priced for INDIA. We finally arrived at Pondicherry (now known as Puducherry). We checked into our hotel Abirami Residency which was very pleasant. We had free time until the evening, so Emmanuel and I decided to explore the city around our hotel. It reminded me of the crazy North, it was ever so busy and you...

Today we left at 6:30am to do some early morning sightseeing before it got too hot to walk around. We went and saw the impressive group of monuments that were sculpted during the 7th and 8th century, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of these, the Shore Temple stands out for its a marvelous view of the Bay of Bengal's shore. Made of granite, it's actually a twin-temple dedicated both to the Hindu gods, Vishnu and Shiva. After our quick sightseeing, we got back ...

Today, we had a free day which was really relaxing. Me and Emmanuel woke up early and walked to the beach. Little did we know we walked to the wrong beach. It was the locals beach. We walked down a long sand pathway which was full of rubbish. When we got to the beach there was lots of ladies in sari’s in the sea! We thought there would be places for breakfast but there wasn’t. So we decided to walk elsewhere! We walked along the main road and found a cafe ca...

Today, I decided to stay in a little later and have some biscuits in bed for breakfast. We then all met at 9:45am to go to Mysore city centre. When we arrived at the city centre we went straight to Devaraja fruit and vegetable market. This was definitely the biggest market I had ever been too, it went on forever! Not only where they selling fruit and veg, they also sold lots of flowers and flower garlands, spices, colour powders, essential oils etc. One of the f...