For the benefit of those who are unable to follow the green route blog on a daily basis, here's a brief summary of our Day 11 to Day 20 activities (for Day 1 to Day 10 summary check this post)
Day 11: Mangaluru to Calicut
We were flagged off from Automatrix, Mangalore by about 10am and were supposed to reach Kochi by night. However, narrow NH17, heavy rains and traffic ensured that we could reach only half way, till Calicut, on Day 11. We halted at Calicut and left for Kochi early morning on day 12
View Day 11 photos and text * Mangalore's stock broker Ramesh's feedback on nano can be viewed here (He drove with us from Mangalore till Kasargod)
Day 12: Calicut to Kochi and Kochi landmark activities
We left early from Calicut (or Kozhikode or Kallikote) and reached Cochin by 11 AM. We visited Chinese Fishing net and two churches in Kochi
Kochi landmark pics * Kochi Media Coverage *
Day 13: Kochi to Coimbatore
The drive was scenic. Road was reasonably good. Rain was occasional and distance was about 200kms. We reached Coimbatore before evening.
Blog posts: Day 13 in pics *
Day 14/June 15th: Coimbatore Landmark activities
Posts: Coimbatore landmark pics * Test drive feedback * Radio winner's feedback * Preeti's feedback * Media Coverage * Puja Time *
Day 15: Coimbatore to Chennai: 500+kms
We started fairly early as we'd to cover 500+ kms and reach Chennai. We drove through the scenic Mettur Dam. Drive through western Ghats was fun and later we hit 6 lane superhighway and from there all nanos cruised at their top speeds...
Day 16: Chennai landmark activities
Big FM Radio winners * Customer meet pics * Nanos at Trident Hotel * Chennai landmark pics * RJ Akhila of Nano *
Day 17: Chennai to Bangalore
About 390 kms distance was covered well ahead of time, thanks to great roads (heavily tolled roads though). Traffic at Electronic city to Madiwala, Bangalore's dreaded traffic jam zones was minimal, may be due to the new elevated flyover.
Blog posts:Flagoff pics
Day 18: Bangalore landmark activities
TV9 Coverage * Blr landmark pics * Nanos in front of Vidhana Soudha *
Day 19: Bangalore to Kolhapur
This was the longest route in our entire trip, but covered in about 12 hours or 9.5 hours excluding break. We drove across the state of Karnataka and re-entered Maharastra at Kolhapur, through which we'd already passed during our Pune-Goa journey, thus completing full circle.
Blr-Kolhapur in pics *
Day 20: Kolhapur landmark activities
We covered two circles and a heritage building in Kolhapur...
Posts: RJ Manish on Nano * RJ Anaya on Nano * Shalini Palace Kolhapur * Nano's at Taramani Chowk *
That's how our day 11 to day 20 went... Standby for more
This post offers a brief summary of Day 1 to Day 10 activities, for the benefit of those who are unable to follow the blog on a daily basis...
Day 1: Ahmedabad to Surat
Our drivers drove the car from Sanand to Ahmedabad and we were flagged off from Ahmedabad. We reached Surat late night.
Related blogs: Flag off and first pics * Organizers *
Day 2: Surat City activities
We traveled all around Surat town and noticed lots of heads turning...We visited Iscon mall, Prime market, Raj Empire Mall and so on. Big FM winners drove the Nano and enjoyed Nano experience. Evening we had a get together function at Gateway Hotel
Related posts: Surat landmarks * Video with RJ Sethu * Nano customers posing with nano * big FM winners *
Day 3: Surat to Mumbai
Our first long distance drive-More than 300 kms-from Surat to Mumbai. We were flagged off from Surat by local MLA and we reached Mumbai by late evening. Media personnel and test drive winners drove the Nano and shared their experience
Related posts: Surat Flag off * Mihir Gandhi's feedback * Pitstop pics *
Day 4: Mumbai Landmark activities
Nano was driven all around Mumbai- Gateway of India, Haji Ali, Sea Link and so on. Also checked out Jaguar and Landrover.
Related: Mumbai Customer feedback * Mumbai Landmarks *
Day 5: Mumbai to Pune drive
A fairly short distance was covered within few hours and by evening we were in Pune. Drive on the expressway was great. Test drive winners drove till Lonavla where we had a pitstop for lunch...
Read: test drive winners' feedback * Flag off pics *
Day 6: Pune Landmark activities
We visited Adlab Mall, Bigbazaar and popular parks in Pune.
Related: RJ Anjali speaks * Pune Landmark pics *
Day 7: Pune to Goa drive through western Ghats
Close to 500 kms were covered on time and drive was very scenic as we drove through western ghats.
Related: Pune flag off pics*
Day 8: Goa city tour...
We drove from Madgao to Panjim (Panaji) and stopped at the jetty, Miramar beach and Old Goan Church. Public response was great...
Related posts: Goa Landmark pics * Nano Fashion Show at Alila Diwa * Goa Media Coverage
Day 9: Goa to Mangalore drive on NH 17
NH17 was extremely scenic with Arabian sea on the right and western ghats on the left. But the two lane road ensured that we couldn't speed up. With a pitstop in karwar and Naresh Kamat driving from Udupi to Mangalore, we reached Automatrix by late evening. Monsoon rain gave us company.
Related posts: Goa to M'lore in pics *
Day 10: Mangalore landmark activities
It was fun driving around Mangaluru in a Nano, with moderate rains. We visited Lady hill church, Sultan Bathery and Kudroli temple, some of the most prominent places in Mangalore. Later in the evening customer meet was held at Gateway hotel, where lots of Air India Pilots checked out Nano...
Related posts: Landmark pics * Big FM RJ Avinash's feedback * Mangalore's feedback on Nano *
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