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The Bangalore Palace: In pictures

The Bangalore Palace: In pictures

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…

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Highlights of Bangalore

Highlights of Bangalore

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…

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