Trichy

Having spent close to 4 years of my life in Trichy i thought i would be useful if i could share my experiences with you. Trichy even though is vast in area, the urban part of it is very less. There are 2 main bus stands( Central Bus Stand : CBS as it is popularly known and Chatram ) and 2 main railway stations in Trichy. ( CBS- the main station and Fort-this is the one nearer to Chatram Bus stand ). CBS caters to both intra and inter district travel while Chatram handles mostly intra district travel. If you are looking for good hotels for staying or for eating, i would say CBS is the better option. There are lots of hotels in CBS. For vegetarian i would suggest Sangeethas in CBS which is very good. To just give an idea about the price, 2 idlis here cost Rs 9 but they provide 2 chutnies , sambhar, Mulagu Podi and Vada Curry and Apple juice costs Rs 19. Sangeethas also offers 5 % student discount.The next option is Vasantha Bhavan which is there in both Chatram and CBS whch is ok.For non-vegetarian there is the Banana-Leaf in both CBS and Chatram which is decent and for more classy food you can go to Shaans near Thilai Nagar which is in between Chatram and CBS or Meridian in CBS. if you are looking for star hotels in Trichy, there are 2 if i am correct- Breeze Residency in CBS and SRM Royal Southern which is some distance away from CBS. But Royal Southern offers free to and fro transport to their hotel if you call them from either CBS or Chatram. I would recommend the Breeze Dinner Buffet at Rs 250 which is quite good. If you are interested in sight seeing, i would suggest the Trichy Rockfort temple in Chatram, Srirangam temple and the Tanjore big temple. There is also a Iyyapa temple near CBS. There is a dam called Kalanai some 15-20 Kms from trichy near thiruverumbur which is also quite good. This is not the comprehensive list. For shopping i would suggest one should come to Chatram to Sarathas or The Chennai Silks. There is also a Burma Bazar where the ideal price recommended to be paid by my friends was a little more than half of what the shop keeper usually quoted. For computer related products go to Thilai Nagar. Same is the case for places like T.I.M.E and IMS. For books and gifts go to Odysssey in Cantontment near CBS. Its right over top of Nilgiris super market.For textbooks one can go to P.R books in Chatram or Main Guard gate.( this is in between the Chatram railway station and Chatram Bus Stand)Main Guard Gate and chatram are used inter changingly. There is also a thriving second hand book street near the Rockfort temple where you can buy and sell books.For Hospitals there are quite a good number. I have gone to Sea Horse in CBS and Kavery Medical Centre ( KMC) near Thilai Nagar which are decent.For Optical shops there is a place in between CBS and Chatram. For getting blank DVDS and CDS go to Singarathope which is near Main Guard Gate(MGG).