Bangalore to Madurai Trip

Recently, we visited Madurai after few years. It was one of the most unforgettable trip as it was packed with lot of interesting events . We started from Bangalore by Train (Thoothukudi Express) by around 9.30 PM and reached Madurai by around 7.30 AM. We were very lucky as the train stuck to its exact timings. It was sunny similar to Chennai, but it appeared to be hotter than that of Chennai. But, people of Madurai felt Chennai to be hotter than that of Madurai. The city shops wake up by around 10 am only. Madurai has broadened compared to earlier years, but i could still see that the South Indian TamilNadu culture and tradition to be very much living with the people of Madurai.

The bargaining system with Madurai Autowalas was completely different compared to that Chennai autowalas. There has been an increase in the number of Cab service providers and infact we were able to get Call Taxi too.

Nowadays, Share-Autos have made their way into Madurai are very very common. I found that share-autos are real friends to commuters as they are very frequent compared to buses.

I also visited the cinema theater(Ambika theatre) in Anna Nagar to watch a Tamil movie called 'Tamizh Padam'. There were only very people as it was a weekday evening show. Since some kind of renovation was going on, we need to come to ground floor to buy snacks during the intermission. On the whole, it was value for money and enjoyable ! After the movie, I roamed near the theatre and I could find an increased number of shops along Anna Nagar and KK Nagar. You could find all kind of commutation vehicle to reach your home :-)

We visited Theppakulam and also temples in Arupukkottai . I could find an increased number of both young and old people walking/jogging around Theppakulam during the morning hours. Theppakulam appears to be like a beach in the evening with lot of couples, family and bachelors hanging around in the evening. You could find all kind of shops similar to that of those present in Chennai beaches.