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Coimbatore 3 - Aanaikatti, Prozone Mall

 Gandhipuram to Avinashi

In the evening we were picked up by our friends to their house near Codissia grounds. We had dinner at Anandhaas. This was also good. Price may not be less than Chennai but the ambience and quality was up to the mark. For a change this restaurant offered veg vaazhai-ilai parotta. North Indian combo, small idly sambar and dosa-vadacurry were delicious. There were many  apartments near the Codissia ground. Our friend's apartment complex was quiet huge with four blocks and play area for kids. On the way back they dropped us with 20 mins as the time was 10:30pm.







Anaikatti

On Sunday morning as planned yesterday we set out to Avinashi after having breakfast at the Salem Ravishankar's - Thattu idly and Dosa. Breakfast here was pretty average. Sunday morning roads in Coimbatore are quiet free like any city. From Avinashi we took the scenic route towards Anaikatti. We had to drive through the Kerala border. Just before the Kerala check post we took a break and had tea, biscuits. The weather was welcoming and the drive through the greenery enjoyable. With friends and family the trip was just what one would want on a vacation.


Prozone Mall

In the evening we went to the Prozone mall. Being a Sunday the mall had a lot of visitors. There were stalls put up apart from the shops in the mall. We did some clothes shopping. Food court is were we spent most of the time with the kids preferring pizzas and burgers. Food was good here, it was difficult to get a table for us. It was indeed a memorable with friends today.



Monday morning was our last few hours in Coimbatore. We walked to Anandas for the breakfast, bought some sweets and snacks and came back to our hotel for the check out. After bidding our goodbye to MK Lodge staff we started our return journey.


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Location: Anaikatti, Tamil Nadu, India

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