Chennai Meetups

Nick-H

Here is the address again, and a link to a map, as given in previous posts:

You take New Beach Road from East Coast Road and, I think, turn right when you get to the sea. There is a car park next to the restaurant, which is set back a few hundred yards at the end of a lane.

Any visitors who want to see the sea and the beach (it's nicer than Marina Beach! It will be very busy, but not quite as busy) will have to get there before 6.30 as it will be dark by then.

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Nick-H

What about it, folks? Shall we let him in? Do we have time to take the vote?







...of course you are welcome

Votha

Vote for me ppl! I am the change the world needs! Change YOU can believe in! :-P

Thanks for the welcome!

See you guys then. I really can't wait. Meeting strangers and esp travelers is soo my cup of tea!

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mirjamd

Haha, Nick, you did beat me to it! Ok, then I will just have to be patient and meet Steven at Bella Ciao

Nick-H

I'm having a day/date panic here, people.

This is Sunday, 7th December, yes?

annerobyn

Wish I was there with you Mirjam and Nick and all the others. I miss you as I sit here in 0 celsius weather.

StellaG

Yes, Nick, our meet up should happen this Sunday, December 7th
And thank you for directions

StellaG

By the way, has everyone agreed on 7 pm?

Ambler

Hiya. My husband and I plan on attending. Just checking, but this is a place we can take an auto to (or to which we can take an auto as my 7th grade English teacher would say)? I guess that extends to the question: is there any place in Chennai not reachable by auto? I know it will be a relatively expensive ride for us coming from Kilpauk, but that's ok.

Thanks! See everyone Sunday.

Nick-H

Indeed you can take an auto. It might be a little hard for a non-local driver to find, but same would apply to a taxi driver. It is not the sort of place you will find a passing auto at the end of the evening, so you had better engage your driver for the evening. It is perfectly accessible; no alleyways or tiny lanes involved!

When it comes to taking a driver for a number of hours, a travels car or call taxi costs very little more than what an auto driver will charge you, and you have the advantage that the rate (n hours including i km) is fixed according to their price list.

As far as I am concerned, unless it is a driver you know well already, auto drivers have priced themselves out of the book-for-the-evening market.

Many places in Chennai can be more easily and quickly reached by auto than car --- but for distances, it all depends on your endurance!

If I remember rightly, the directions to give the driver are to take the next left after "Thiruvanmiyur RTO". The Road Traffic Office is a landmark most commercial drivers will know!

Nick-H

We need to keep an eye on the weather, folks: possibility of another cyclone arriving today.

Ambler

Thanks for the suggestion, Nick. We've hired a travels car for the afternoon today (Sat) to take an out-of-town friend around, and we may book him again for tomorrow evening. Or we may well decide to investigate the trains and take one to Mylapore...

Ah, the rains. If it's teeming we'll stay at home.

Radjesh

Hey Nick, I am not getting any emails although I've subscribed to this thread, I havent visited Indiamike for a few weeks now.

Is it that one doesnt get emails if he/she is not visiting IM regularly?

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FireKing

Hi, I just joined the IndiaMike.com. I am new to chennai as well. Willing to join meetup this sunday.

Nick-H

You can set in your profile if your want to receive e-mails to subscribed threads. Also I think you can set for individual threads in 'subscribed threads'.

Members young and old; please join!