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We woke up to find there was a strike so no cabs, tuk-tuks, buses and all the shops closed. Fortunately, it only applied to Kerala so we could walk to the state border (about 3Km.) to take the bus out. The descent was a bit hairy but we eventually arrived in Madurai. It was like another world - a big city - hot, dusty, dirty and noisy. We went to our hotel - it was a former home of the Coates family on hill outside of the city. It was a beautiful old property and an oasis of calm.
The hotel stood in its own grounds with wild peacocks everywhere. The only problem was that the next morning, we were having breakfast on the terrace and one came and pinched my pastry!
We went to the large temple in the centre of town next morning. It is huge with seven large towers and is one of the most important temples in South India. It is brightly painted and was full of people worshipping. It was fascinating to go round. After this, we decided it was too hot to do anything so back to the hotel for cold coffee and ice cream and sat by the pool. The highlight of the day for Judi was seeing 3 owls in a tree just by the swimming pool.
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