Bangalore 10-15 June

10 things you probably not know about Bangalore..

1. Bangalore is 3000ft above sea level, it is not hot and humid in June.. 30 and 20 deg day and night, not humid in the day, no jacket needed in the evening!
http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/bangalore/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Bangalore

2. Traffic is bad, BUT you can move around faster in auto-rickshaws! And while it is law to use the meter, it is kinder to let the driver have 20 ruppees or S$0.80 or US$0.50 to zip you fast from 400m to 2 km instead of sweating it out through the human traffic! Oh! From 10pm, please, they call it late, and 40-50 rupees is ok. EVERYTHING closes by 1130pm!




3. There are city parks, CUBBON Park is the main one here..far away from the noise, lungs of the city - http://www.bangalore-karnataka.com/travelinformation/cubbonpark.htm


















4. where somehow, there are others helping you to find your peace in the city


















5. If you thought you have tried all kind of massages, have you tried Ayurvedic massage (click here to link) ? Your whole body gets marinated with warm oil.

6. Coming up... I know what goes first, and what should come last, yet to think what will be in the middle!
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8. In the midst of the expected, there is an Indus International School, a very unexpected place http://www.indusschool.com/


















9. There are semi-funded public schools, where there are classes, both walled and open - ahah! the Socratic-like gathering really appeals


















10. Ahah! The special spirits in these children..in a village further away ... just listen to their recitations....



For more pictures and writeup, please go to another delegation member's website... Kwai Yin tells her story better with her candid pictures and keen sense of observation.. but the most important part, post-trip reflections, are in Chinese. Can you translate please Kwai Yin.
http://lohky-bangalore.blogspot.com/
http://gallery-bangalore.blogspot.com/