We arrived in Madurai at 6 in the morning tired and moody, We found a room at the second attempt, on the 3rd floor of a hotel that had seen better days, it had a double bed with an extra mattress squeezed on to the floor beside it, we dumped our gear and fell asleep. Sue woke us at 2.00, which after a second check turned out to be 11.00 and we set off to see the Meenakshi temple, unfortunately it is shrouded in bamboo scaffolding and woven palm leaf panels while remedial work is completed and will not be revealed in all its glory until March. Sue was struggling with a high temperature so she retired back to the room while George and I went for lunch. We met a cycle riksha rider who took
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