I write this blog far away from Blore (got married and moved).Lots of ideas for my favourite city have been delayed for this blog,but I promise to make up for it.
Here is what I recommend any new comer to do while in Blore:
1) Take an auto-rickshaw ride : for the pure joy of haggling with the drivers who dont go by the meter(if you get them to agree where you want to go that is:)
2)Walk down M.G road and Brigade Road on Saturday evenings to spot the most ludicrous dressed youth hanging around(beware of your belongings).
3) Stop at India Coffee House on M.G road for hot dosas and the mandatory piping hot -coffee.On another day you should try the "english" type breakfast.
4) Drop by the Vidhana Soudha building or Cubbon park just to sit on the lawns and eat a bhutta(corn cob).
5) Go for an early morning walk in Lalbagh and rush to stand first in line for breakfast at MTR.
6) If you are looking for souvenirs,here are your choices: sandalwood articles from Cauvery Handicrafts(M.G road),silk sarees or garments from reputed stores,the featured pin from Hard Rock Bengaluru.
7) Night out at known pubs and night clubs.Make sure you have a ride back home at 11:30 pm(thats the stipulated curfew).
8) Tune into local FM stations.The morning show RJ's usually cater to the the local audience.It will hence give you the real feel of the city.
9) Spotting white coloured taxi's (more probabilities at night),with call centre employees.It is afterall one of the biggest backoffices in the world!
10) Old town charm around chickpet,chamrajpet,malleshwaram
And may I add that if choose to (or even not to) explore my options ,you will definitely be part of the infamous Bengaluru-traffic jam
