Having enjoyed the last extended weekend only 2 weeks ago, I was astonished that we will again be off on Monday. And if I tell you that on next Friday we won't work either, you will certainly get even more jealous... The amount of Indian festivals and holidays is indeed impressive; but I cannot complain! As a consequence I get a lot of time to travel and visit places. But before leaving for a two day trip to western Karnataka, I should finish pending issues first and update you - for example with some pictures of Bangalore's city center.
The expression city center is very hard to define in this town as it has not grown harmonically compared to most European towns. Most of the people would cite Mahatma Gandhi road (MG road for short) as the center. There are tons of shopping malls, street vendors and good restaurants. The heavy traffic and the ugly overfly-highway unfortunately render this road not especially charming.
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the crowded MG road |
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a side street of MG road; the number of parked motor cycles gives a slight idea of what to expect on the roads |
Compared to other cities, tourist attractions and sights are relatively scarce in Bangalore. If looking hard enough, one can find some impressive temples, parks or buildings though:
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| the Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore's State Secretariat... |
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... or another bombastic, Indian design building |
The nearby Cubbon Park doesn't exactly match the previously presented Lalbagh Botanical Garden but it still represents a nice opportunity to retreat from the city. Unfortunately its maintenance is not good enough or people just don't respect the park and nature:
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littering is a big problem in India; Cubbon park is unfortunately not spared from it either |
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