The Chronicles of Travelling Sisters—Bangalore

This post is first in the series of many posts that will follow. My sister and I always dreamed about going to different places, exploring cities, and meeting family and friends we know of. Initially, it was all talk, talk, and talk. Finally, one day, we did pack our bags and began our journey, a series I will call, ‘The Chronicles of Travelling Sisters.’

Our first destination was Bangalore. Located in our dear home state, Karnataka, we booked our tickets to this city one month prior to our departure. We traveled by KSRTC Airavat Club class and boy, was it a cool ride. It took us 14 hours to reach Bangalore. But, it took us an hour to enter the city itself.

Let me tell you, this city is enormous and well populated. We reached the Majestic circle as it was the final stop. Public transport is pretty decent and within 15 minutes we were in a local bus on route to another part of the city.

One thing I noticed was the many number of colleges and churches. Every place seemed to have a college and a church neatly tucked in. You either had places called as Bannergatta road or Bommanahalli or something like Cox Town or Frazer Town. The difference is striking.

There were parts of Bangalore that immediately reminded me of Pune. But compared to Pune, everything in Bangalore is huge and big. Another thing I noticed was the n number of Cafe Coffee Day outlets. They had CCD lounges out there. Ok. That was something new for me.

Travelling in the city at peak hours is maddening. Since, I experienced it firsthand; it was amazing to notice the amount of time it took to travel from one part of the city to another. Folks here keep a buffer time of one hour when travelling. Lesson learnt: I will not complain about the traffic in Pune.

Food here is fantastic. Christmas night, we went out for dinner with our family friends to a famous steak place. Wow, the flavours were superb! The portions—enormous and the ambience—homey. 

One place that needs mention is the Electronics city, a huge IT hub. I was impressed with the amount of IT companies situated in that part of town. Not to mention the security backup for these companies. There is a long stretch of flyover (about 9 kms and more) that connects Electronics city to Bangalore. You can cut much traffic travelling on that bit of road.

Krispy Kreme: How can I forget this place? Thanks to our dear friends who took us there. This place is famous for doughnuts. I usually don’t use this word, but the doughnuts were ‘awesome’.

Before we wound up, we walked through the famous M.G. Road and drove through Brigade Road. By the time, we reached Majestic circle to board the bus back home; my sister and I were pretty satisfied, though a bit tired.

Next stop, I guess will be Mumbai. That is one place I want to explore.