Blog - Weekly revue: 2018 weeks #10-12 (March 3 to 23)

Weekly revue: 2018 weeks #10-12 (March 3 to 23)

Travel: A very nice trip to Chennai, India, and also Pondicherry (a bit south)! Enjoyed a lot of great food, delightful colors and meeting a lot of kind people.

Photos are up on Flickr. Here are a few.

1. Rajakeeyam Ayurvedic lunch meals at Sanjeevanam Vegitarian Restaurant. Drinks and food is to be eaten in a specific order (details).
2. Saw lots of beautifully decorated trucks. Sound Horn!!
3. Crowd at Rayar's Mess. Had the best idli here!
4. The best ice cream in Chennai? at Amélie's Cafe & Creamery (Went thrice!)
5. A special gastronomic experience at contemporary South Indian restaurant Avartana.

6. Pondicherry: "No Horn" sign in a quiet neighborhood
7. Elephant named Lakshmi at the Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
8. Pondicherry: Snacks & coffee at Coolcat
9 & 10. Pondicherry: Had fried fish & fish bonda at Fish in Fish

11. Tara Books in Thiruvanmiyur, just south of Chennai
12. Nice cat outside Tara Books. "I like cats!"
13. Walked to the Great Indian Flea 2018 nearby

14. Back in Chennai. Went to Lakshman Sruthi Musicals to buy an electronic tabla-tanpura! (See demonstration video below.)
15. Had a nice dinner course at Annalakshmi Restaurant. So full!
16. Rabbit 65! at Ponnusamy Hotel
17. Horse riders near George Town
18. Had coffee at Sri Balaji Coffee
19. Baby corn masala at Okadey's

Music event: I went to a pre-event of the "Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival 2018" held at Kawaii Monster Cafe to see Manon sing on the merry-go-round cake! I also got to see Poppy (aka That Poppy from USA), and electro-pop mannequin duo Femm. All were great! :)

Manon set list: xxFANCYPOOLxx / Wavy Pineapple Days / Somewhere / Beat the Bad Luck / Popcorn Crisis

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