Originally Posted by
Jamoldo
Lots of Hindu sights too, not to mention mosques. I think a great thing to do (if you can brave the heat humidity pollution and occassional smell of sewage is to hite an auto rickshaw for a day and go site to site for the entire city. That's how you'll get a feel for Chennai.
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Or get up early in the morning (6-ish when the town is just waking up) and walk out from your hotel (it's in a good area), discover you are lost and take a 3-wheeler back to the Sheraton for breakfast and back to work.
I was there in August. Does anyone want to compare heat and humidity notes?