We get out of the bed early to join the walking tour organised by the hotel. We ended up being the only two awake. The two managers were leading the ballade. We rumbled over the muddy track between the tea plantations. We learned the history of tea plantation of Munnar, the whole tea production process works and how the Tata Tea Ltd company was providing cheap housing, medical care for their employees and families and education.
We were already leaving Munnar and were talking a trip to the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. We loved Munnar and wished we could stay one more day.
After a 5 hour ride, we arrived in Madurai. Our hotel was located close to the Meenakshi Temple in the old part of Madurai. Besides a powerful kingdom, Madurai was also a centre of arts. The streets were packed. The coming Diwali festival making them even more crowded. People were coming to the city to buy their clothes and gifts for the festivities.