We passed through quite a scenic route after Mahabalipuram. Even as we were enjoying nature's creations, I never lost sight of the need to look for a motel.
As we neared a place called "Mudhaliyar Kuppam", we were quite amazed to see such a large water body. I've actually never heard of this place and it was a really awesome sight to see. What started off to look like a small stretch of backwaters, actually turned out to be quite a big mass of water.
But unfortunately, we never did encounter a restaurant that was worthy enough of our visit! As the numbers on the milestones kept decreasing, we realised that we were close to a town called Marakkaanam. We were very sure that since it was a town's whose claim to fame was a frequent reference in some Visu movie, it would have some place where we could eat.
Alas, that didn't turn out to be the case. So without any other option, we decided to look for a place in Pondy.
After entering the erstwhile French colony, we came across a fairly decent looking vegetarian restaurant called Dwaraka. True to the Tamizh proverb of 10 things flying out when you are hungry, there was no objection to the fact the restaurant was located on the other side of the road.
The joint was quite a decent looking one. It was well lit and had a good courtyard at the back. This turned out to be part of a motel actually. It looked quite new, though the sign, made of thermocol near the cashier's desk, of "Wish you a happy new year 2007" proved that it was in existence for the last 10 months at least!
To wind up the idly vada (an order of dosai additionally for me), we ordered coffee. Since I was in the middle of the dosai, mine was scheduled to be delivered a bit later than my folks. They unfortunately turned out to be the guinea pigs of the coffee experiment. The coffee was not filter coffee and was probably made using the worst possible instant coffee powder.
My father didn't take more than 2 sips. My mother made a valiant attempt but couldn't go beyond 5-6 sips. The waiter admitted that they don't serve filter coffee, though the reason he gave was quite silly. So thankfully, I canceled my order and simply settled the bill.
Anyways, after this good break, we resumed our journey.
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