Our destination yesterday was Mamallapuram, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An ancient seaport, it’s a wonderful place to wander round exploring its temples, its carvings – all those elephants! – near the long sandy beach lined with fishing boats, and a small friendly town.
And today we’ll remain outside Europe. But where? Your best clue in narrowing it down may be in the featured photo. The woman in pink in the foreground is wearing the traditional dress of that country.
Andrew of Have Bag, Will Travel invited me to join him and other bloggers to post one favourite travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then each day, nominate someone new to join in on the same terms. It’s getting awfully near Christmas, so this is the last time I’m going to ask someone specific to join in: and I’m asking you, Susan Rushton. No pressure at all, but if you do decide to join in, I don’t think it’ll count against you if you don’t post during the Christmas season.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
You’ve been to some fabulous places 🥰
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I have. But I’m nothing like as well travelled as some of the people who post regularly.
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Nope.
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She’s lovely, isn’t she? I’m going to stick my neck out and get it wrong again, purely for the entertainment value, you understand? 🙂 🙂 Thailand! Happy Sunday….
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Or China 🙂 🙂 I’ll go really bold and say Far East!
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Nope. Yep.
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What beautiful and peaceful scene you have chosen.
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The lakeside was. As you can see, the are round the palace was slightly more hectic!
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Yes, I noticed that.
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So interesting to read about this temple.
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Ah. Are we talking about the ones in Mamallapuram?
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Yes I should have clarified that. I couldn’t recall the precise name and my phone wouldn’t cooperate to go back one screen to find it. Even though I am not religious, temples of all kinds, including Christian ones, commonly called churches, lol, are one of my favourite sights to see when travelling. History, beauty and culture abound in them.
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Absolutely. They’re often a repository of what is best in their respective cultures
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Indeed
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Hooray … At least I got India. As far as today, well … because we stated outside of Europe, odds are good I haven’t been there. Cheers to your worldly travels!
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You’ll know tomorrow!
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Never been there but I do know that image and the country. Kim would dearly love to own it!
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Understandably!
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It’s somewhere in South Korea. Sadly for me, I have no knowledge of South Korean temples, so don’t know where in South Korea. I’ll wait until tomorrow to find out!
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Except I’ve Googled and now know it’s a palace, not a temple. I’d like to visit this place.
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Well done you. Not easy from the available information to Google successfully.
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I am going to say Seoul, Changdeokgung Palace.
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Well done. Wrong palace, but a very easy mistake to make. Have you been there? I guess so. You’ve been everywhere!
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Never been very far beyond Europe, USA a few times, North Africa and Turkey. I got the answer (almost) from your blog.
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We’ve been to the same number of continents, but your tick-box of countries far exceeds mine.
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I once had an ambition to visit every European country but that looks unlikely now. The last new one was San Marino in 2018.
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Ah. Been there, done that. And Andorra, And Vatican City. And Monaco, And Lichtenstein. And Luxembourg. Two to go. Also unlikely 😉
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I too guessed South Korea, but I had to google to find the exact location: Gyeongbokgung Palace
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Brilliant!
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Such a peaceful scene 😀 Wish I was there right now 😀
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The lake is peaceful, the palace not so much. But it’s lovely anyway.
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I was going to say Thailand but not with all those bare legs going to the temple so somewhere close. South Korea, Laos?
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Second guess is best!
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😁
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My best guess would be South Korea, but I haven’t been there so I can’t identify the building.
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Well done you then! Today I’ve revealed all.
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I know you’ve been to South Korea, so that’s what I’llsay
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Well sleuthed!
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!!
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And the lady is wearing a Hanbok. Aren’t they beautiful?
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Yes, really elegant. It was lovely to see so many – men and women celebrating their traditional dress.
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Lovely – and I wouldn’t have guessed this one! I have never been anywhere in South-East Asia – or in Asia for that matter! Closest I got was Sydney, but that is a bit far south! 🙂
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And I’ve not been there, or anywhere in Australasia.
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South Korea as I remember you visiting your daughter there and think I remember the pink outfit, but have no idea the place. Second photo is serenity captured.
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You can read a bit about it in the following day’s post. You’d have loved the traditional costumes.
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Yes, I think I would.
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Hah, missed again. I think I would have got this
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I think so too!
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