My Footprints On Earth.....: October 2010

Our trip to the Garden City of Mysore was more than a year and a half ago.We decided to visit my grandparents and aunt who are in Mysore and it turned out to be a memorable trip for all of us.I visited Mysore after 2 decades and the images of my first visit are still fresh in my memory.

We went to Mysore by car and the beautiful forest area was a sight to behold.The roads were flanked with bamboo trees that stood tall and proud.

The road was practically empty, as you can see, so we drove leisurely enjoying the scenic beauty.

We saw a lone tree sans leaves but with lovely pink flowers .We stopped there and as usual clicked pics.

We reached home around tea time and my aunt hurried us to get refreshed to go and see the palace.I was really tired for the long drive,almost 6 hours by car,so was a bit hesitant.

Since we were there on a Sunday,aunt said that we could see the palace by night with illumination as it can only be seen on weekends.If we miss going there,we had to wait for a whole week.My weariness vanished and we were ready to see the illuminated palace.

There were very few lights on when we entered [there was some day light left].It was already crowded!!There is no entrance fee for Indian nationals but they do charge for foreigners.