Mysore being just 150 kms from Bangalore, is a very common weekend getaway.
Hence everytime we have some guests, we usually drive to Mysore for a short trip. This time it was my dear sister and brother in law who visited us on the Independence day weekend. Since my hubby was not in town, we decided to hire a cab to go to Mysore.
Mysore is popularly known for its Brindvan Gardens, Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills and its zoo. Mysore is also famous for its Mysore silk sarees and you find quite a good number of mysore silk sarees emporium there.
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| At Brindavan Gardens |
We had booked the cab for 6.00 AM, but the guy turned at 7.00 AM. On the way, we had breakfast at a hotel which is just opposite Kamats. We have been to this place many times and it is a good option if you want to get away with the overcrowd at Kamats. They also have a small play area for kids. Probably that's the reason why we prefer this place.
Just a few kms before reaching Mysore, there is this historical town of Srirangapatna. To start with, we visited the Ranganathaswamy temple here. That was a wonderful start for our trip.
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Ranganathaswamy Temple |
Next we visited the popular Tipu Sultan Palace. After some modeling poses and photo sessions by my dear sister , we proceeded further to Mysore.
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| At Tipu Sultan Palace |
We reached Mysore at around 11.00 AM. At first, we visited the Saint Philomena Church. It was a wonderful and refreshing experience as I was visiting a church after a very long time. In Goa, I have always studied in a convent school. Hence visiting a church or a chapel was a weekly program.
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Saint Philomena Church |
Next view point was Chamundi Hills. Unfortunately the road till the hills was blocked and hence we had to trek some distance to reach the hills. It would be around 50 odd steps, but the hot sun made it difficult to walk up. As it was a weekend, the crowd was too large. Hence instead of standing in darshan queue, we took kind of mukh darshan. There is also a shighra darshan for Rs 100, but looked like shighra would take around an hour or so, hence we skipped that too.
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| Chamundi Hills Temple |
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| Mahishasura at Chamundi Hills |
Our stomach was growling...needed food and energy, the idlis and the dosas had digested by then. We stopped by a decent restaurant before moving towards the Mysore Palace. Next to our restaurant was a Sand museum. We all barged in the sand museum. Some pics from sand museum below.
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| Exploring the sand museum through binoculars :) |
Next we went to see the Mysore Palace. The rush inside the palace was comparatively less as compared to the rush in the market area outside the palace. We walked through the whole palace to see all the remains of the kings and queens. The Palace is really huge and magnificent. Earlier when I had visited during Dushera time , they had light up the whole palace and then it looked more awesome - a breathtaking sight :) But now, without the lighting also, it looked amazing!!
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| The Mysore Palace |
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| Exploring Inside Mysore Palace |
Next halt was Brindavan Gardens. We reached there at around 6 in the evening, which was quite a good time to be there. But it had become quite dark and cloudy.
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| View at Brindavan Gardens |
All of us are big shoukeens of boating hence we started with the boat ride. This boat ride was quite different than the usual one and was quite exciting.
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| My sister and brother in law |
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| Me and my daughter |
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| View from Boating |
By the time boating got over, it started raining. the whole crowd at Brindavan garden were under one small shade. There is a musical fountain at 7.00 PM and my brother in law was very keen in seeing that. So around 7 PM, we crossed the bridge to reach the other side, where the musical fountain was to be displayed. It was very difficult finding the path in the dark and in the rains. Finally we managed to reach the place.
After the musical fountain, we planned to return home back. But again it started raining very heavily. So after a long halt, we realized that the rains have decided to wet us today. So we started towards our cab. Sitting in the cab was a huge relief as we were all very tired by then. It had past 8'oClock. On the way also, it was raining very heavily. Finally we reached home safely at around midnight.
It was a wonderful day out with my sister and brother in law. Every time I visit that place, I have more experiences added and a bigger bunch of wonderful memories with me.
