After sitting on the plane for two and a half hours at Delhi, finally we took off and arrived in Bangalore in the evening (a delay certainly, but nothing like the Punjab Mail Train which was 17 hours late into Delhi earlier in the week with Lorraine and her husband from Spalding).
We stayed at Casa Piccola, a restored 1915 heritage house that was once a boarding house for civil servants and amazingly a quiet green spot in the centre of the city.
Bangalore feels a more modern city than Delhi from the bits we’ve seen, with familiar landmarks … and unusual signs!
We started on the trail of Banjamin and Katherine, firstly at Bangalore Palace, a victorian built gothic/tudor mansion which is home to the Mysore royal family, also the venue for B&K’s pre-wedding party in a huge flower adorned marquee, and film set for a Bollywood movie.
We then bumped into B&K again at St Mark’s Cathedral for the wedding, and caught a glimpse of Katherine in a meringue and the guests in stunning saris. The church was full of guests, with the same number again seated outside watching on a tv screen.
We also saw the Nandi Bull temple, built by the founder of Bangalore in the 16th century, with one of the largest Nandi statues inside … and nandi in Sanskrit means joyful …
… the Tipu Sultans Summer Palace …
… and the city market where the flowers are sold by the yard or the pound …
… and leaves by the bundle!
And finally the Lalbagh Gardens flower show or could we be in Paris?
Next stop Hassan.
My husband Chris and I decided to go away to celebrate our two big birthdays which meant we needed to be away six weeks to take them both in … and since funds aren’t unlimited, where better to go when it’s chilly in England than Southern India.
Off Travelling Together 