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[at-l] Indian Restaurants
I ate at the Maharajah once after rock climbing... so, no gear but probably
not much less grungy than post-hiking! Charlottesville is far enough from
the trail that seeing thru-hikers would probably make people look twice...
but let 'em look, you'll be too busy eating yummy food to notice!
The Maharajah is definitely the fancier of the two, but has a small outdoor
seating area (and the best Chai in VA). The Taj Mahal is smaller, no
outdoor seats, and has the sense of being a bit more informal.
I'm not remembering my Charlottesville strip-mall geography exactly, but I
know that one of the two restaurants shares a plaza with a health club...
wonder if they'd let you pop in and clean up for a small fee (or a good story)?
~~Jennifer
At 12:51 PM 8/22/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Wow, thanks for the responses! I knew you guys would know. I'm hiking on
>a budget and hope to make towns just a dash-and-run, so this may be my one
>luxury while on the trail.
>
>Did you eat at the Taj Mahal or the Maharajah as hikers? Did they mind
>the packs and eau du hiker, or did you clean up and leave your gear in a
>motel somewhere?
>
>I haven't looked in our local Indian foods martket for possible trail
>foods yet (other than a snack mix I like), but that's a good
>idea. There's nothing like sitting down to a full steaming lunch buffet
>plate with fluffy, fresh naan and a hot cup of chai served by a lovely
>woman in a salwar kameez (the best garment EVER), tho'.
>
>Kelly Whitman
>INTP
>-----------
>"There ARE no other women like me." -- 7 of 9
>
>>I just replied off-list (yes, figured out how!) to Kelly about another
>>(and, IMHO better) Indian restaurant in C-ville called the Maharajah...
>>but I've eaten at the Taj Mahal, too. And, if memory serves, the last
>>time I was there we caught the tail end of the buffet and the proprietor
>>send us home with as may of his leftovers as we'd accept! Time it
>>carefully... : )
>>
>>~~Jennifer
>
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