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I had been planning this trip for 2 months with my wife and 9 year old daughter, finally materialized in month of June 2015. One week back we did all the preparations for week long road trip. Got my Skoda checked at service centre and bought all essential items to be carried along.
Day 1 – Jun 5th
June 5th- 2 pm we hit the road with mixed feelings (risks of 8 day road trip in India and excitement). I had noted down the steps to bypass Bangalore and reach directly to Hosur.
Reached Hosur around 1030 pm and checked in TTDC Hosur. We had booked an a/c cottage. The hotel is at a pretty good location (NH7 / NH 44) and well maintained for a Government run hotel.
Day 2 – Jun 6th
Had a good complimentary breakfast at the hotel and started our journey towards Rameswaram. We took at lunch break around 130 pm before Madurai at Temple City restaurant. The thali was amazing.
I had also researched how to bypass Madurai ( Take NH 7 till Tirumangalam , take left and then 45B followed by Rameswaram highway. On the way we passed through Madurai Airport and the road was in pretty good shape.
View of the road enroute
We reached Rameswaram around 5 pm and stopped at Pamban bridge.
Unfortunately we didn’t witness passing of a train or a ship but clicked few photos.
Checked into TTDC Rameswaram, the hotel is on the beach and we had taken a sea view room. We then went to Ramanathaswamy Temple for darshan. It was crowded but was manageable. Had darshan and did a stroll on the beach side.
View from the hotel room
Day 1 – Jun 5th
June 5th- 2 pm we hit the road with mixed feelings (risks of 8 day road trip in India and excitement). I had noted down the steps to bypass Bangalore and reach directly to Hosur.
Reached Hosur around 1030 pm and checked in TTDC Hosur. We had booked an a/c cottage. The hotel is at a pretty good location (NH7 / NH 44) and well maintained for a Government run hotel.
Day 2 – Jun 6th
Had a good complimentary breakfast at the hotel and started our journey towards Rameswaram. We took at lunch break around 130 pm before Madurai at Temple City restaurant. The thali was amazing.
I had also researched how to bypass Madurai ( Take NH 7 till Tirumangalam , take left and then 45B followed by Rameswaram highway. On the way we passed through Madurai Airport and the road was in pretty good shape.
View of the road enroute
We reached Rameswaram around 5 pm and stopped at Pamban bridge.
Unfortunately we didn’t witness passing of a train or a ship but clicked few photos.
Checked into TTDC Rameswaram, the hotel is on the beach and we had taken a sea view room. We then went to Ramanathaswamy Temple for darshan. It was crowded but was manageable. Had darshan and did a stroll on the beach side.
View from the hotel room