What comes after Sunday?

What comes after Sunday?

A boring, unexciting Monday? Adhya says it is 'Moonday' after Sunday!

A day for the sun and a day for the moon...seems fair to me...what do you think? Maybe it will take the edge out of Monday mornings :)

If you are in Chennai and want to visit a different kind of place before Monday or Moonday starts, you should try Dakshin Chitra. It is one of our favorite places in Chennai. It has model houses of ancient South Indian habitats, covering all the 4 southern states. The simple lifestyle, the appliances, the clothing etc. transport you to the lives of your great-great-great grandparents. And you will really appreciate the effort put in by the artists and the management to keep this place running. You can read more about it in their official website.

They regularly teach arts and crafts too. And there are stalls put up with decorative handmade products too. Needless to say, that is where I need Shankar to bring me back to the real world :D

amazing craftsmanship in a door

a simple kitchen

handloom sarees

a model house from Kerela

toys of Karnataka

It is an amazing place to take pictures, enjoy the state of 'how things were' and spend time with your family and friends. Give it a try someday!

MGM Dizzie World, Chennai

The rides looked rusty and risky but then it was complete fun in and out. MGM Dizzie World, one of Chennai's old theme park still holds its place in entertaining the people of Chennai.

Well, dedicate a day and be prepared to gulp water every few seconds to combat the heat and you will be guaranteed a wonderful experience. And what more to add to the fun than to enjoy it with kids and friends :)

The Good:

A complete day with family and friends :)

Roller Coaster - Awesome. It thrills you to bits. Its scary but close your eyes and join the screaming so you can come out and say, 'It wasn't that scary at all' :)

The mango trees - How often do you look 'down' at a bunch of mangoes!

The wave pool - That was definitely a new experience and exciting too. :)

The unpredictable kids - In those rides in which we expected them be scared they were all smiles and vice versa.... Kids are a mom's delight, always :)

The Not so good:

Food - it was ok and no one was complaining :)

Travel combined with traffic combined with humidity :(

The carnival games were very tricky (read 'we didn't win much

') :)

So yeah.... definitely visit the place with as many people you can gather but take care of your kids and your belongings(well, we lost a big Miranda bottle :( )

And don't forget to capture a lot of memories :)

An evening at Semmozhi poonga :)

So now Chennai can boast of a good tourist spot right at the middle of the city..... beaches are always an exception :) They are to me Chennai's most important landmarks :) I can just keep talking about the beaches but coming to the newest attraction..... it is situated in the same place which housed Woodlands Drive inn for a long time. Its spacious and the park is really beautiful.

On the evening of the 1st of Jan.... we decided to visit this place. The brilliant me, decided that beaches and other restaurants will be crowded owing to new year and opted for this beautiful place. Well as you can guess it was way to crowded and the sun had also set so we couldn't see all those wonderful plants properly. but still managed to have a good time and am sure Adhya enjoyed it. Planning to visit the place during day time. Maybe I can write more about it then. And as for now, here are a few pics that we took.......

Aren't they all very artistic and beautiful ??? I liked the last pic very much.... found it very innovative.

So altogether had a great start to the new year..... and enjoyed the day :) Hope we get to experience many such wonderful moments this year......

wishing everyone a very happy new year..... :)