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George Town Heritage walk

Mon, 2005-09-19 06:27 — bottled imp

Here is a link to the next part of the Madras Day celebrations,
George Town Heritage walk


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Tue, 2005-09-20 14:58 — topkapi

Imp....

….. oneof these days I’m going to keel over and die from homesickness after reading one of your gently observed blogs about your heritage walks/talks. lovely pics too - Town is such a storied and atmospheric part of Madras but one has to be of somewhat strong mind and body to negotiate the likes of Linghi chetty and Thambu chetty streets on a regular working day.
P.S. - what is the interesting building? Is it actually being restored (as opposed to torn down)?


Tue, 2005-09-20 14:53 — tocsin

Loved it.

I really really enjoyed the blog, eventhough it’s not my favorite city. : ) I love city-walks. It’s a shame that they are being torn down. Each one of the buildings was far nicer than all the monstrosites that are now coming up.


Tue, 2005-09-20 13:07 — ananthp

i dont

think i have most of those! may be thats why these kind of walks are held ! i see that all the chennai lovers are jumping with joy Eye-wink Is it still 40+ degrees or has it come down to 38 ?!! Big Grin


Tue, 2005-09-20 12:37 — nithya

lovely, Suresh...

Great write up, and awesome snaps to go with it… Loved the snap of the Armenian church… and the streetscapes… quite a busy scene so early in the morning, as is quite normal in chennai..Smiling

i have never been to that part of the city… heard a lot about the narrowness of the lanes, but never seen them..Big Grin


Tue, 2005-09-20 04:52 — bottled imp

ssm, chetz and maria

thanx ssm for the link. do you know that we are trying to do something not too different for dutch people? The only thing is that this tour is more at high-end tourists and must be a million times more expensive. ours is inclined towards grass-root experiences. maybe i should blog about what we finally intend doing for the tour… about Muthaiah’s book, my only grouse is that the index is pathetic. There is no way one can go back to a particular page if all one remembers is the content on that page… and ssm did u check out the higher resolution picture of the “Interesting building on the street”? it is really interesting and it is a ‘Telugu’ joint.

Chetz and Maria, i will put up some more pics of that area including those taken inside the Armenian Church.

Maria, I am not sure if that hotel is still around. The picture of “newly restored heritage building” is bang opposite the Armenian Church.


Mon, 2005-09-19 16:37 — ssm

thanks, imp - that was nice !

fabulous blog, imp … that sounds like a great walk Smiling

ever since i’ve started reading up on madras (no small thanks due to Mr. Muthiah’s wonderfully written stuff), i’ve wanted to stroll around neighborhoods like this. my next trip, perhaps !

p.s. ran across this Christine Manfield’s heritage tour - thought you might be interested !


Mon, 2005-09-19 16:29 — chetiyaar
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imp

left a comment in your main blog ..


Mon, 2005-09-19 13:54 — maria

for b-i

Thanks for this Blog.

It makes me feel nostalgic and brought back many happy memories.

George Town was my town, for many years… spent perhaps some of the best times in my life around there…Although I am not a Catholic, I used go to the Armenian St- Church quite often. The street and Church were always very crowded..there was something special about it, could never capture the same atmosphere and feelings in Velankanni,even the Vatican and other famous Cathedrals around the world.

There was a little cozy Veg- restaurant called ‘Ganga’ across from the Church..not sure if it still exists..

Maria