Bangalore was my first stop where I had business to attend. I stayed at The Paul, right across from one of our company office buildings. On my first day of arrival (1:30am), I spent the day touring the Bangalore Palace, The Big Bull Temple and the Botanical Garden. The busy work week helped me acclimated to the sight, sound, smell, and food of India
The Paul - the court view from my hotel room
The Bangalore Palace
Entrance
Entrance
Multilingual sign - name the Indic languages listed here!
That is an actual elephant head
Family photos of hunting activities
Stools made of elephant feet - Sad!!!
Elephant trunk
Another stool made of deer like animal feet
Water fountain
European influnce
servent's working area
A "tourist" trying out a traditional outfit
The court yard is leased for events
Preparing for an event
A family on a motorcyle
Gas powered rickshaw is the way to go around
Seatbelt is not required
View of Bangalore from the Botanical Garden
Lotus pond without blooming flowers
This building will be filled with flowers and plants during Independence Day
Lotus Blossom
"Christmas trees", gift from Australia
Signs in Kanada - the state language.
"Elephant" tree
An old tree that attracts tons of locals
Palm trees
Chipmonks are a common sight
Young people pose and shoot photos of each other
Makeshift prayer shrines are not uncommon
The "bird" tree
This door is modeled after one in China - with 9 dragons
Fresh snacks
Food vendor
Monkeys in front of a temple
This one is well fed
The Big Bull Temple
The Big Bull
The back of the temple
Entrance to the temple
Strayed dogs are everwhere, and they all look the same