I considered leaving this blog post blank, as its so easy to be veggie in India that unlike some of our other posts on eating as a veggie (particularly in South America), I wasn’t sure what I’d actually say, other than ‘go forth and eat‘. However, I did really enjoy the food we ate for our two weeks in Bangalore and Tamil Nadu and so I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to talk food! So, without further ado, here’s…
Owned by the Mysore royal family, the Wadiyars, Bangalore Palace was particularly used the Maharaja in the late 1800s and early 1900 as a getaway from the bigger and fancier Mysore palace. The audio guide includes stories from family members who have fond memories of intimate summers at the palace.If you’re in Bangalore, its worth a visit, if only to admire the turrents and towers from the outside and the fading grandeur from the inside. Downstairs, the medieval looking ballroom is…
Shiva statute at the temple I might become a Hindu! I am not a religious person, but our visit to the Shiva temple on Old Airport Road, Bangalore was quite the experience. And I had a lot of fun! Taking part in a spiritual activity You enter into the temple by walking through a grotto-like tunnel, with encouraging statements on the wall, telling you to have hope and to believe! Chants of Om Namah Shivaya are played out through the speakers. …
Bangalore is not a city filled with must-see tourist sites. Instead, it is a vibrant, lively and fairly modern place where people live and work, rather than visit and sightsee. And this was why we were here. Not to live and work ourselves, but to visit some friends, Sara and Mike, who are working out here and to see a snapshot of their new lives, living in India. Eating out! They looked after us very well, taking us to some…