The following morning of my arrival in Bangalore, Sam came and picked me up and we stopped at Cubbon park and went for a walk. He had bought me some breakfast - a veg puff and a cream roll, so I ate as I ventured off in to the unknown with my friend.
I saw an old disused steam train and plane and started taking pictures, not initially realising we were pretty much outside a technology museum. Sam, noticing my interest in old modes of transportation, suggested we go in the museum as there will be many more things to pictures of inside. So in we went for a mere 30 rupees.
It's a pretty big place in which as we advance through the floor levels, so does the technology advance too. So in the first room, being showcased were old steam engines through to our current ones; we could also interact with them slightly to see how they work. It's been nearly a decade since I left school so it's all interesting information that I've long forgotten about!
There are also rooms which showcase biological advancement, space exploration and rockets (my favourite topic) and also electricity and various inventions. It was enjoyable to to play around and interact with various stuff; I particularly liked the infra-red musical pipes in which I hovered my hand over pipes to play a note. After re-learning a lot of stuff, we headed to a nearby Mcdonalds for lunch. It was a first time trying Mcdonalds here and it went down well. Since they don't do beef, I opted for a chicken burger which was pretty nice. Afterwards, he dropped me off back at the hotel to rest for a couple of hours.
Sam came and picked me mid afternoon time, and drove me to Lalbagh park; what a beautiful place it is! They have a botanic garden with different variety of flowers (particularly roses though) of various different colours. I enjoyed taking many a good picture of them with my camera! We walked a long distance through the massive vivid greenery and forestry, stopping a couple of times to quench my thirst with some cool, freshly made grape juices. At one point, a young couple to be wed stopped me and wanted some pre-wedding photos with me playing my uke. I was happy to oblige them. In some decades to come, they will get out their wedding photos and there I shall be; forever a part of their marriage.
Eventually, we stopped by a big lake and admired the view for some time before climbing on top of a rock formation with a small shrine on it. There's a lovely view of some of the trees in the park against the backdrop of a modern city with big skyscrapers. Just as I was admiring and taking pictures of the view, a young photographer, also called Sam, confronted us and said if it was OK to take some pictures of me, as he likes to visit the park and take photos of interesting people. Once again, I was happy to oblige and posed and played my uke as he snapped away. He then told me he has a blog which he will put the photos on to and he also took my e-mail. He is actually a food photographer (he showed me some pretty good snaps of his work) and goes to the park to take pics as a hobby. We said our farewells and then me and Sam left. It really is a blissful place; I would love to take a lady there sometime for a romantic walk through the gardens.
We stopped by Lakeview Milk Bar again to grab some ice-cream. The next plan of action was to go and meet his friend Bindu. It was a fairly long drive through the city and we eventually stopped a Cafe Coffee Day where we waited for Bindu to arrive. Once she arrived, we got a table and some hot beverages (chai for me!). I had an interesting conversation with Bindu as she too is fond of travelling and has had quite the experience it seems; it's extraordinary how the few females I have spoken to here previously in India are all traditional girls who aren't allowed much independence, can't stray too far from home, don't seem to have many choices or say in things etc..., and then there I was, conversing with a city girl who has traveled far, works till late and enjoys a drink! She also sings and invited me to a jamming session along with her friends on Saturday of which happily accepted.
Bindu soon had to go to work so Sam then drove me back to my hotel. It was a very informative, productive and enjoyable day! Only on day two in Bangalore and already I much prefer this city than Chennai!
I saw an old disused steam train and plane and started taking pictures, not initially realising we were pretty much outside a technology museum. Sam, noticing my interest in old modes of transportation, suggested we go in the museum as there will be many more things to pictures of inside. So in we went for a mere 30 rupees.
It's a pretty big place in which as we advance through the floor levels, so does the technology advance too. So in the first room, being showcased were old steam engines through to our current ones; we could also interact with them slightly to see how they work. It's been nearly a decade since I left school so it's all interesting information that I've long forgotten about!
There are also rooms which showcase biological advancement, space exploration and rockets (my favourite topic) and also electricity and various inventions. It was enjoyable to to play around and interact with various stuff; I particularly liked the infra-red musical pipes in which I hovered my hand over pipes to play a note. After re-learning a lot of stuff, we headed to a nearby Mcdonalds for lunch. It was a first time trying Mcdonalds here and it went down well. Since they don't do beef, I opted for a chicken burger which was pretty nice. Afterwards, he dropped me off back at the hotel to rest for a couple of hours.
Sam came and picked me mid afternoon time, and drove me to Lalbagh park; what a beautiful place it is! They have a botanic garden with different variety of flowers (particularly roses though) of various different colours. I enjoyed taking many a good picture of them with my camera! We walked a long distance through the massive vivid greenery and forestry, stopping a couple of times to quench my thirst with some cool, freshly made grape juices. At one point, a young couple to be wed stopped me and wanted some pre-wedding photos with me playing my uke. I was happy to oblige them. In some decades to come, they will get out their wedding photos and there I shall be; forever a part of their marriage.
Eventually, we stopped by a big lake and admired the view for some time before climbing on top of a rock formation with a small shrine on it. There's a lovely view of some of the trees in the park against the backdrop of a modern city with big skyscrapers. Just as I was admiring and taking pictures of the view, a young photographer, also called Sam, confronted us and said if it was OK to take some pictures of me, as he likes to visit the park and take photos of interesting people. Once again, I was happy to oblige and posed and played my uke as he snapped away. He then told me he has a blog which he will put the photos on to and he also took my e-mail. He is actually a food photographer (he showed me some pretty good snaps of his work) and goes to the park to take pics as a hobby. We said our farewells and then me and Sam left. It really is a blissful place; I would love to take a lady there sometime for a romantic walk through the gardens.
We stopped by Lakeview Milk Bar again to grab some ice-cream. The next plan of action was to go and meet his friend Bindu. It was a fairly long drive through the city and we eventually stopped a Cafe Coffee Day where we waited for Bindu to arrive. Once she arrived, we got a table and some hot beverages (chai for me!). I had an interesting conversation with Bindu as she too is fond of travelling and has had quite the experience it seems; it's extraordinary how the few females I have spoken to here previously in India are all traditional girls who aren't allowed much independence, can't stray too far from home, don't seem to have many choices or say in things etc..., and then there I was, conversing with a city girl who has traveled far, works till late and enjoys a drink! She also sings and invited me to a jamming session along with her friends on Saturday of which happily accepted.
Bindu soon had to go to work so Sam then drove me back to my hotel. It was a very informative, productive and enjoyable day! Only on day two in Bangalore and already I much prefer this city than Chennai!
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