Bangalore

Bangalore-

11/1- 11/4/12

Part Two of our last Indian Excursion.

Bangalore was completely different than any other town or city I had seen in India. It was modern. It was technological. It was a different world than Chennai or Kolkata, that's for sure.

Breakfast looked the same, though. Dosa with Potato masala, curd rice, idly with two types of gravies, and spicy doughnut. 

Our first outing: Lalbagh Botanical Gardens.

Can you even see me sitting in the middle of this tree? It was huge.

This was our time to simply relax and get a feel for being in yet another new and different place. We enjoyed walking around the gardens and exploring. There were so many different types of plants and animals here, from all parts of the world even!

Of course, had to include the dogs:

Glass House:

For fun times, we tried out a nightclub. We had wondered what the nightlife was like in India, and heard it was pretty trendy and "hip" here in Bangalore. Well, we were underdressed, let's just say that. We weren't actually quite sure if we were still in India or not!

Stores here looked different, especially in the metropolitan, really touristy areas, and this restaurant had a remarkable "Western" feeling.








This wine cabinet was actually open, located in this coffee restaurant. We couldn't believe it.

Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

 

Here they had many exhibits, including engines, dinosaurs, space, aerospace, biotechnology, in addition to a children's space and activity center. We only had time to tour the industrial section and quickly go through the biotechnology exhibit as well. This was a very well-done museum in my opinion. It was very user friendly, especially for young people- including straightforward explanations of the equipment and even hands-on opportunities to help students learn.

And here is a look into daily traffic life. We had to cross this road twice to get to the correct side back to the hotel. Here it is even more organized, there's more of a pattern than any other city we'd been to. And Chennai was by far the worst (in my opinion, based on what I've been used to in the US), in terms of noise level and also of traffic pattern.

The US made it to India...

        

So, after several hard days of travel, we were ready to head back. On board the (sleeper) bus! Yes, you read it correctly- we thought we were traveling by sitting, but got on and we were treated to beds. 

I did sleep, probably four of the six and a half hours!