Directions for going to Sewri fort or Sewri Jetty.

Flamingos having their cuisine.
By train:
- Get off at Sewree station (E), on the harbour line and walk towards north end of the platform as there is no exit from the south end for going to the eastern side.
- Cross the main road

Warning: This is a colorful post.
Before I start writing about my recent trip of Philippines and Malaysia, I thought it better to recollect how was the year 2010 for me in terms of travel.
I think I will skip some of domestic travels since a few of them happened in a jiffy and I do not remember the details now. Also, I am not counting the local exploration of lesser known places of my town such as watching Flamingos at Sewri fort.

Flamingos enjoying their meals.
The year started with a …

Here is a small video of Flamingos enjoying their feast that I captured on my camera when we visited them recently. I have uploaded it on Youtube. The quality is not that good but then I didn’t have a full fledged video camera with me.
Shot from the barge where repairing work was going on. There was too much of disturbing noise as well, but still you can hear them quacking in contentment.

And I am still travelling, solo, in interiors of Tamil Nadu. These are scheduled posts.
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Here it goes…. Flamingos.
Sewri fort was done in a few minutes time and we were in no mood to head back home. We knew Flamingos can be seen somewhere nearby but this was not the right time to see them. We were told, most of them have gone back to Australia from where they come every year. Still we wanted to take a chance. It was our casual outing… no birding in mind, no tripod or long lens as well.

Flamingos having their cuisine.
We walked upto the jetty area. The surrounding …

This weekend after a lazy morning and a sumptuous brunch we suddenly decided to go to Sewri Fort.
But contrary to expectations, it disappointed us.

Dargah near the entrance of fort.
Besides locational advantage, I didn’t see anything that could attract tourists or locals to this fort. Although the Sewri Mangrove Park is close by & you get a great view of the creek and the flamingos, unfortunately the fort is in a dilapidated condition.