BANGALORE!

I loaded my luggage and sat in my seat, trying to get cozy and comfortable. Comfort is what you need when you are going to travel for 7 hours right?

                Yes, I was going to Bangalore. Away from home for about 15 days, in a city that was totally new. I had never been to Bangalore. I always wanted to visit the place though. Who wouldn’t want to see such a famous and much talked about city? 15 days is too much to see a place. But that’s the comedy. I wasn’t going there to see the place. I was going there for work.

                So we left the city, travelled for 8 hours and reached the destination. I stepped out of the bus and the first thing I wanted to do was pee. Okay, sorry that is not important here. So I was finally breathing the Bangalore air. I went and spoke to one of the hotel staff in Tamil. That guy looked at me like it was Chinese. It was then that I realized, I have to now start using Hindi for a while.

             

   So here are a few things I did, loved and observed in Bangalore.

PEOPLE

The people of Bangalore do not want to stick to talking in Kannada only. They speak any language they can converse in. Mostly Hindi and English though. They are so helpful and make sure they make people feel at home.

GREENERY

Go to any part of Bangalore and it will be shady. Huge importance is given to maintaining greenery and not cutting trees down. It’s so beautiful when you are travelling on a smooth potholes free road with huge trees lined on each side.

RAIN RAIN RAIN

                Bangalore has the capacity to turn into a sudden romantic movie scene. Out of the blue it can start raining and make the atmosphere so nice, serene and beautiful. Something that we miss out in Chennai most of the time.

SHOPPING

The city is known for it’s classy, elegant and cheap clothing and accessories. The love for shopping was so much that we were all ready to travel more than an hour just to get to the best shopping place in the city. And once you get there you go mad shopping. Some times you run out of money. So remember to carry enough cash depending on your own shopping craze.

There is much more to the city that is just experienced and not explained.                                                                                                                                                                                              One more place in India is now off my list.

Waiting to visit more such lovely, culture bound and different places……………