Chennai seemed to be for me a very traditional city. We had one day of visiting, it was the 26th of January - Indian Republic day.

Rickshaws are a very popular transport in whole India. As foreigners we had to learn to bargain well with the drivers ;-). Here Steve and Veit check out the proposal of a cityguide.

The temples in Tamil Nadu are so colourful and well maintained, its amazing.

It looks a little spacy, right? This is a memorial for an Indian politician who probably was also one of the film-moguls in Tamil Nadu.

First thing we thought was: Wow, startrek! ;-) In the background you can see a part of the Chennai-University. Isn't it a nice mixture?

Like in Pondicherry, we found a cathedral in Chennai and its even more famous. Its the St. Thomas church and its they say the bones of St. Thomas are beneath its walls.

I found this photograph of the first version at was surprised to see, it was build in the same year when my great-grandfather travelled to India ;-).