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(McDonald's Rd; mains ?80-175; 11am-midnight) A big menu of veg and nonveg regional favour-
ites is served in two small AC rooms. The speciality is the fiery, vaguely vinegary cuisine
of Andhra Pradesh. Another branch (Madurai Rd) is near the Rock Fort.
Shopping
The main bazaar, immediately south of the Rock Fort, is as chaotic and crowded as you
could want; it constantly feels as if all of Trichy is strolling the strip. While you'here, do
have a look round Saratha's MAP GOOGLE MAP (45 NSB Rd; 9am-9.30pm) , which claims to be
(and may indeed be) the 'largest textile showroom in India' and sells men's and women's
clothes of every conceivable kind.
Information
Indian Panorama ( 4226122; www.indianpanorama.in ; 5 Annai Avenue, Srirangam) Trichy-based and cov-
ering all of India, this professional, reliable travel agency/tour operator is run by an Indi-
an-New Zealander couple.
4077777; www.kmcspecialityhospital.in ; 6 Royal Rd) A large,
Kauvery Hospital (KMC Speciality Hospital;
well-equipped, private hospital.
Tourist Office (
2460136; McDonald's Rd;
10am-5.45pm Mon-Fri)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Trichy's airport has a few international flights, as well as daily flights to Chennai on
JetKonnect ( www.jetkonnect.com ) , Air India Express ( 2341744; www.airindiaexpress.in ) and SpiceJet
( www.spicejet.com ) , and Bengaluru SpiceJet. To Colombo, SriLankan Airlines MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 2460844; 14C Williams Rd; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri) flies twice daily, and Mihin
Lanka ( 4200606; www.mihinlanka.com ; Reynolds Rd, Translanka Air Travels; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri,
9.30am-2pm Sat) four times weekly. Air Asia MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4540393; www.airasia.com ; 18/
3-5 Ivory Plaza, Royal Rd) flies to Kuala Lumpur, Tiger Airways ( www.tigerairways.com ) to Singapore,
and Air India Express to Singapore and Dubai, all daily.
BUS
Government buses use the busy Central Bus Station (Rockins Rd) . The best services for most
longer trips are the UD ('ultra deluxe'), which have softer seats than regular buses.
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