Our hotel in Chennai had Buffet breakfast included in our room rate so we sampled the main breakfast options. Masala Dosa, Idli with Sambar and Vada's. Add a little of what is termed chutney and it wasn't too bad. A quick look outside the hotel and a chat to the front office guys convinced us we needed to get out of Chennai. Limited power, no Internet, no banks open and credit cards not being processed due to connection problems. We organised some rupees through the Hotel and a taxi to our originally planned destination, Mahabalipuram. We couldn't make any booking so headed south heading for the Hotel we had cancelled while in Singapore. We planned to stop at a couple of Art Cooperatives but only found one open. Both were tricky to find because the signs
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