Les yeux de Camille

The last stop of our Indian trip was Mahabalipuram , also known as Mamallapuram. This town is a great destination with its colourful fisherman's village, its miles long beach and its amazing UNESCO World heritage site. We stayed in a pretty inexpensive hostel in the heart of the fisherman's village in a simple but comfy double room with a balcony and a sea view. Perfect to relax watching locals playing cards on the beach or read a book with the sound of the waves in the background. View from the beach onto the Shore Temple The beach at our hostel door  Closer view of Shore Temple Other than for its beautiful beach, Mahabalipuram is known for its wonderful UNESCO world heritage site. This site is a collection of Hindu monuments dated from the 7th and the 8th century. Many temples carved in an extremely detailed manner are part of this collection, the most iconic being the Shore temple built directly on the beach. We didn't manage...

First step of our Indian adventures: Mumbai ! I'm gonna be honnest here, Mumbai is probably not the best introduction to India. The heat is almost unbearable due to the humidity, the bipping of cars is constant making it hard to sleep without hear-plugs and the size of the city is really overwhelming. But once acclimated to those things, Mumbai has got many architectural treasures, a great food scene, and definitely a quite modern vibe in this conservative India. We spent the first day walking around the historical centre, everything went smoothly until we reached the Gateway of India (picture just below) where we've been asked for a least a dozen selfies by random people. Pretty weird request and it was difficult to say no looking at their sad and disappointed faces. So maybe, we now have our picture hung in some strangers house :) Gateway of India       Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus   University of Mumbai ...