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ITC Grand Chola Review

ITC Grand Chola Review

Summary: Stunningly beautiful hotel in the middle of Chennai Has multiple award winning dining options Luxurious accommodation ITC Grand Chola – Common Areas The ITC Grand Chola is just that grand . More than a hotel it feels like a palace . With multiple entrances , grand shiny staircases , and tastefully chosen decorative pieces throughout the hotel . After a slow Uber trip from the airport, this hotel was refreshing! Room The room was a decent size , the…

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Peshwari Restaurant Review – ITC Grand Chola

Peshwari Restaurant Review – ITC Grand Chola

Summary : Highly recommend lunch or dinner at Peshwari . Must try dish is the grilled Paneer . Best I have ever tasted . After a morning of sightseeing in the Chennai Heat we were ready for lunch . Husband insisted on having lunch at ITC . He has trust issues eating non veg in India outside of hotels and large restaurants! We ended up at Peshwari . A grill within ITC Grand Chola . Since we had gone to…

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ITC Grand Chola Breakfast Buffet – Madras Pavilion

ITC Grand Chola Breakfast Buffet – Madras Pavilion

Summary: Highly Recommend Breakfast Buffet In Chennai at The Madras Pavilion in ITC Grand Chola We stayed for two nights at the ITC Grand Chola and both days we had the breakfast buffet at the hotel . It was a very grand buffet ! The restaurant was in a room that looked like a massive ball room . There were multiple stations offering different type of food . One station offered different kind of vadais , another for dosas and…

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Avartana Restaurant Review – ITC Grand Chola

Avartana Restaurant Review – ITC Grand Chola

Summary : Avartana Restaurant At ITC Grand Chola is a great place to try South Indian Food in a tasting menu format Reservation Our first meal in India was at Avartana Restaurant at ITC Grand Chola . We had landed in India late evening and was staying at ITC Grand Chola so wanted a convenient dining option . Based on online reviews we had made reservations ahead of time since it was Valentines Day when we landed . Dining Experience…

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Maldives Last Day

Maldives Last Day

Summary : Last Breakfast Visit To Common Areas Last Few Hours At The Overwater Bungalow Sea Plan Ride Back To Male Last Breakfast On the last day we made our final walk toward breakfast at Aailaa. It was a bittersweet moment, we were excited for our trip to India, but at the same time we were sad our time in the Maldives had come to an end. At the restaurant, the staff had prepared for us a special pancake that…

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Must Own Designer Pieces

Must Own Designer Pieces

Spending money on designer items cause me physical pain ! Result of having grown up in a immigrant family in Canada where at times a bag of chips was a luxury ! However, overtime I have come to look at them as items of quality. The plan is to acquire these items over a lifetime. Note : All photos in this post are from google image . 1. Gucci New Ace Sneakers In White 2. Channel double c earrings 3….

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Maldives Day 5

Maldives Day 5

Summary : Early morning walk with Husband . Last full day at the resort . Made a point to savour the experience Early breakfast at Aailaa . Watched the fish and took videos of it from the restaurant deck. Snorkelling Excursion Room service For Lunch Long Nap ( Exhausted after snorkelling) Dinner at Aailaa Relaxing At Our Overwater Bungalow Early Morning Walk & Breakfast My husband and I both woke up early . It was our last day and we…

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Maldives Day 4

Maldives Day 4

Summary: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Aailaa Morning Beach Swim Massage At The Spa Relaxing Afternoon At The Overwater Bungalow Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Aailaa Day 4 was a very relaxing day . It was windy so we couldn’t do snorkelling. We kept our meals simple and went to Aailaa for all three meals . By this time we had a good sense of what each restaurant offered and what were some of our favourite meals . Morning Beach…

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Maldives Day 3

Maldives Day 3

Summary: 6 AM Sunrise – Stunning Breakfast at Aailaa Chilling at our Overwater Bungalow- relaxing , reading and naps Lunch at the Thai Treehouse- Kaashi Afternoon At the Beach and shower at the beach side bungalows Dinner at Aailaa 6 AM Sunrise I was up at 6 am to catch the sunrise. Sat on our deck listening to the water and waiting for the sun to come out . The ocean that day was rough and choppy . When the…

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Maldives Day 2

Maldives Day 2

Summary : Early morning pondering session on our Overwater Bungalow dock . Walk to the breakfast restaurant – Aailaa First view of the resort library First time exposure to the Incredible Free Resort buffet breakfast Had poori , curry and Maldivian tuna sambal for breakfast. Had these dishes all five days for breakfast. Explored different areas of the resort on foot The pool Beach Tree house Thai restaurant Infinity Pool Went back to the library to borrow some books Swimming…

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