In all honesty, i did not think that i will find much in Chennai that i would appreciate. I think we will be sticking to the hotels and lounging around in the bars, restaurants and shopping malls.

The reason I do not like culture is because i have seen plenty of it during my numerous trips to India over the years.....there are only so many temples, shanty towns, beggars and 'real India' one can see!

My idea of luxury, fine food and bars in India is staying in a 5* hotel, restaurants located within the hotels and bars located within hotels as this is where all the action (however limited it may be in Chennai) seems to happen in India.