All roads lead to....

A bridge... no ok, Srirangam. Well, its hard not to think of Trichy when planning for a weekend road trip from Chennai. That's exactly what we did, and Trichy's where we landed up, last Saturday.
We decided to take the much talked about NH45 to visit the temple town (well, in TN that means almost all towns, talking about Trichy here) from Chennai on an early Saturday morning. Thanks to the really good highway and well planned by-passes, our only delays came from figuring out which exit to take to reach transit stops when we wanted to stop for food during the drive.
Talking about Trichy, it is true on that old adage which says to the equivalent of all roads lead to Srirangam. Visiting the temple after a long time, forgot how big and special the temple was...
 There's one part of the travel that really is going to grate Trichy folks - coz I'm going to make sure I pass on this piece of info to everyone who's ever traveled to Trichy, if they haven't realized it themselves. Here's a Do-It-Yourself trivia if you ever visit Trichy. Ask for directions to any landmark/place in Trichy, this is what you can expect!
'There's a bridge that you have to cross straight ahead, after the bridge turn right/left.'
How many bridges are there?? This happened Every single time when we stopped for directions - five times! Go figure, And the best part is, there's no Cauvery water in town!! Everywhere we went, our inside joke was to ask for directions to a random stranger, and you would get the 'bridge/flyover' thrown in directions at least once, guaranteed!! :) If you already have visited Trichy, you know what I'm talking about... All roads lead to...