After lively but hectic Mumbai and colourful but “traficky” Hyderabad, Bangalore by far seemed to be the calmest “big city” I had seen in India so far. It reminded me of my dear "Kadikoy" part of Istanbul or Ankara.
Famous Windsor's Pub with young local businessmen
Lalbagh Botanical Gardens with one of the oldest trees
The city was green first of all, there were parks all around and spaces to rest & breathe wherever you go. And it was modern especially due to the change new big IT parks and young well educated generation brought. The city has changed rapidly in the last 10-15 years and shifted its image from the “pensioner’s city” to “young dynamic cosmopolite”.
Bangalore Palace & Cubbon Park
Compared to many other Indian cities, its history was not very long though. Historically having been the second biggest city in Karnataka region, the city had gained its importance after being the capital of Kingdom of Mysore in 1831. There is the Bangalore palace, built in 1887 the palace became the new residence of the Maharaja. There are many parks and some trendy streets, ie MG Road, Brigade Road to explore throughout the city.
For me the best part was going to the local places that my friends Aakash & Babitha suggested, Windsor’s Pub where only local business guys hang out, Blossom, a great bookshop where you would find books about anything, Koshy’s a timeless restaurant where you lose the sense of time.. And there were the malls. Many many of them.
Blossom, an eccentric bookshop with zillions of books & Koshy's, a local resto where the time stopped
In the search for a bikini for my Chennai/Thailand trip, i spent almost a full day killing time in different malls and it was good also to take a breath, take some notes, read & watch the people around. I have to admit that I almost didn't feel like i was in a different city or country when i was walking in Bangalore streets.
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