Madurai Road Trip - Feb 10, 2010

What better way to experience the new Maruthi Swift that we bought than take it on a road trip. Though the trip was wholly a business trip, my intentions were clearly set on enjoying the 235 km drive to the Temple city, Madurai, and take advantage of the photo opportunities.

I happened to be on NH-7 for a small stretch from Dindigal to Madurai which has been newly laid. I have heard of such roads from Swaminathan who made frequent visits from Krishnagiri to Chennai which has similar road infrastructure. The road is amazing, well laid, and was able to hit a constant 120 kmph without any problem. The road though is not without deficiencies. There are unreasonable exits both on the right and left. There are no bridges/subways that connect the two sides of the road which means people/vehicles cross this high speed highway, and that scares me as a driver. Despite all this, I think its a great start to building a better infrastructure.

From Madurai Road Trip

We got our work done by 5pm, and my mother wanted to visit Meenakshi Amman Temple. For my mother who grew up in Madurai it was home coming, and a chance to pay her prayers to the gods. I on the other hand took this as a wonderful photo opportunity. It was my bad to forget the tripod which made shots very difficult since the inside of the temple was dark.

From Madurai Road Trip