I had my first outing of the year 2012 today - 19th February! A day which I would cherish always. It would always remain special for me. I was on a trip which can be named as "Bangalore Darshan". The whole trip was planned by a dear friend of mine. And now, as the day is over... I really don't know how to thank Him for giving me such a wonderful day!
We started early in the morning (yeah, 7 o'clock in the morning is too early for me these days :P) and now I know, what I have been missing all these days. Bangalore is beautiful in the morning... the sun slowly rising... cool wind blowing... calm and peaceful environment... less traffic and less pollution... absolutely a serene atmosphere! For the people who have never liked Bangalore for various reasons, an early morning ride would give them ample reasons to love the beautiful green city!
The whole idea was to cover some places in the city and we started with a temple. I was told that it's a small temple but a nice place to visit. But I tell you, it was a great temple and a beautiful one too. I have always been interested in art and architecture and here the temples in the southern part of India are too different as there are in the rest of India. Here temples would have a fully decorated and sculptured entrance with veranda and a great open place. Not moving into the design of the place, I can just say that it was the most peaceful place to be at in the morning. It had a beautiful rock which one can climb to have a soothing topmost view of the area but I missed it :( We were too early for that. Yet, I loved the place and would like to be there again!
We had a happy-breakfast from an old food joint in Bangalore and started our expedition. I had already seen some of the must-visit places in the city, so my friend was left with showing me the rest. We went to Cubbon Park (Bangalore is very much influenced by the English, hence the name after Sir Mark Cubbon). It was one of its kind. At least I saw that kind of park for the first time ever. People were allowed to take their vehicles (which is so unusual in parks) and I felt, that was a necessity since the Park was way too big for someone to walk around. The landscape around was beautiful. At one end, there was the lifted tower of the UB City while at the other end, there was the huge building of the Vidhan Soudh. To add to that, there were numerous trees n plants with radiant colored flowers.
From there we went to the other end of the city but were stopped by a dazzling beauty. It was the huge Sankey Tank. Before that actually I had never seen a tank so big! The clear water... the chirping birds... the swimming ducks were adding to the beauty of the place. The rising sun had its refelction on the water giving it a shiny effect. The tank was surrounded by a beautiful park where people of various age group would be seen... all in a fresh n jolly mood. We spent quite some time there. The place was comparatively calm and quiet and I was enjoying the silence. The only noise was that of the chipry birds. I wish it was somewhere near to my place so that I could have had a chance to sneak out there for a quiet-time!
Now we had the doubt of where to go! We had ample time in our hands but most of the places were covered. My friend thought, we could just start our ride and see where we end and hence we started moving. We crossed the city and took the Mysore road, hardly knowing where were we headed to. On the way, we came across a road guide plate. It showed us way to two places Manchanbele Dam and Savan Durga. Since my friend had already visited the latter, he thought of showing me that. It was a good idea to see what all comes in between. From the highway, we entered through ghats. Traversing the ghats on bullet and that too, when it's literally flying is an incredible experience! We located a place from the top which was a beauty! Neither the sky nor the water was that blue ever... even the mountains were not that beautiful ever... and the greenery around was never that soothing! The place was truly blessed with nature and the view from the top was a real treat for the eyes. That was the place with a striking beauty... the most beautiful place I had ever seen in Bangalore! All the way, I had the thought that the city is beautiful with greenery all around but after seeing that place, I forgot everything and its beauty captivated me. We soon found that it was the same Manchanbele dam. We went almost near to that lake but the sign of danger all around was a bit terrifying, so we made our way back.
By now it was getting hotter but we were still excited. The unplanned biking was somehow getting interesting. We started for Savan Durga. I was told that, it was a rocky mountain with a temple on the top. Having no idea of the height of the mountains, I thought I could climb that easily. However, my confidence started shaking as I saw the mountains from a distance. Too high they were ( at least for an asthmatic person like me). But I kept that out of the knowledge of my friend... still hoping that I can do it! We reached there. After a short break, we made our way to the mountain. I remember, I had covered some 10-15 steps when I felt a bit uneasy and a little ahead of that would have been complete breath-taking for me. Somehow I felt, going further would not be a good idea. But I really wanted my friend to go. A good friend that he is... he did not go leaving me alone :) That was the last spot of our ride of which I could only take photographs!
Then, it was time to return to The Garden City. We took the other way of coming back hoping to get some more places on the way. But it was a bit more hot by then and my friend was hungry. So we halted for some 5 minutes for a small break and then rushed to Bangalore without any stops. We made our passing through the Bangalore University and I was amazed by its campus. A huge, huge one really! It hardly gave me an impression of an University for it was full of public transportation and other vehicles. The roads were not properly maintained too. But on both sides, the names of various departments would just let you believe that it was actually a University.
By that time, even I was hungry which was showing up on my face too. Without waiting for the time to reach Koramangala, we had our lunch somewhere on our way. The food was heavenly... mostly because I was too hungry by then. We started for the ultimate destination, my place as soon as we finished our lunch. An ice-cream after lunch was like an icing on the cake! Thus our day ended... and most of the time we were on the bike!
All said and done, the trip would not have been that enjoyable without a proper company. I am glad I had one! It was so nice of him to plan out everything. I had told him to show me the most strikingly beautiful place and he actually did. He must have known by now that I talk a lot... on anything and everything. That might have bored him too (but he's too good to accept that :)). He surely kept me busy with talks all the way. And without forgetting, the star of the day was his new bullet... which was literally flying! I had my first ever ride on a bullet and I never knew it would turn out to be such an amazing experience! I guess, this is the best gift of time ever gifted to me and I am going to cherish it all throughout my life. It was the time of my life and all thanks to my friend for making my day so so wonderful and memorable!
Thank you so much :)
Some people always enjoy the best that life offers.. not because, all good things come their way but because, they find good in all the things that come their way!!
We started early in the morning (yeah, 7 o'clock in the morning is too early for me these days :P) and now I know, what I have been missing all these days. Bangalore is beautiful in the morning... the sun slowly rising... cool wind blowing... calm and peaceful environment... less traffic and less pollution... absolutely a serene atmosphere! For the people who have never liked Bangalore for various reasons, an early morning ride would give them ample reasons to love the beautiful green city!
The whole idea was to cover some places in the city and we started with a temple. I was told that it's a small temple but a nice place to visit. But I tell you, it was a great temple and a beautiful one too. I have always been interested in art and architecture and here the temples in the southern part of India are too different as there are in the rest of India. Here temples would have a fully decorated and sculptured entrance with veranda and a great open place. Not moving into the design of the place, I can just say that it was the most peaceful place to be at in the morning. It had a beautiful rock which one can climb to have a soothing topmost view of the area but I missed it :( We were too early for that. Yet, I loved the place and would like to be there again!
We had a happy-breakfast from an old food joint in Bangalore and started our expedition. I had already seen some of the must-visit places in the city, so my friend was left with showing me the rest. We went to Cubbon Park (Bangalore is very much influenced by the English, hence the name after Sir Mark Cubbon). It was one of its kind. At least I saw that kind of park for the first time ever. People were allowed to take their vehicles (which is so unusual in parks) and I felt, that was a necessity since the Park was way too big for someone to walk around. The landscape around was beautiful. At one end, there was the lifted tower of the UB City while at the other end, there was the huge building of the Vidhan Soudh. To add to that, there were numerous trees n plants with radiant colored flowers.
From there we went to the other end of the city but were stopped by a dazzling beauty. It was the huge Sankey Tank. Before that actually I had never seen a tank so big! The clear water... the chirping birds... the swimming ducks were adding to the beauty of the place. The rising sun had its refelction on the water giving it a shiny effect. The tank was surrounded by a beautiful park where people of various age group would be seen... all in a fresh n jolly mood. We spent quite some time there. The place was comparatively calm and quiet and I was enjoying the silence. The only noise was that of the chipry birds. I wish it was somewhere near to my place so that I could have had a chance to sneak out there for a quiet-time!
Now we had the doubt of where to go! We had ample time in our hands but most of the places were covered. My friend thought, we could just start our ride and see where we end and hence we started moving. We crossed the city and took the Mysore road, hardly knowing where were we headed to. On the way, we came across a road guide plate. It showed us way to two places Manchanbele Dam and Savan Durga. Since my friend had already visited the latter, he thought of showing me that. It was a good idea to see what all comes in between. From the highway, we entered through ghats. Traversing the ghats on bullet and that too, when it's literally flying is an incredible experience! We located a place from the top which was a beauty! Neither the sky nor the water was that blue ever... even the mountains were not that beautiful ever... and the greenery around was never that soothing! The place was truly blessed with nature and the view from the top was a real treat for the eyes. That was the place with a striking beauty... the most beautiful place I had ever seen in Bangalore! All the way, I had the thought that the city is beautiful with greenery all around but after seeing that place, I forgot everything and its beauty captivated me. We soon found that it was the same Manchanbele dam. We went almost near to that lake but the sign of danger all around was a bit terrifying, so we made our way back.
By now it was getting hotter but we were still excited. The unplanned biking was somehow getting interesting. We started for Savan Durga. I was told that, it was a rocky mountain with a temple on the top. Having no idea of the height of the mountains, I thought I could climb that easily. However, my confidence started shaking as I saw the mountains from a distance. Too high they were ( at least for an asthmatic person like me). But I kept that out of the knowledge of my friend... still hoping that I can do it! We reached there. After a short break, we made our way to the mountain. I remember, I had covered some 10-15 steps when I felt a bit uneasy and a little ahead of that would have been complete breath-taking for me. Somehow I felt, going further would not be a good idea. But I really wanted my friend to go. A good friend that he is... he did not go leaving me alone :) That was the last spot of our ride of which I could only take photographs!
Then, it was time to return to The Garden City. We took the other way of coming back hoping to get some more places on the way. But it was a bit more hot by then and my friend was hungry. So we halted for some 5 minutes for a small break and then rushed to Bangalore without any stops. We made our passing through the Bangalore University and I was amazed by its campus. A huge, huge one really! It hardly gave me an impression of an University for it was full of public transportation and other vehicles. The roads were not properly maintained too. But on both sides, the names of various departments would just let you believe that it was actually a University.
By that time, even I was hungry which was showing up on my face too. Without waiting for the time to reach Koramangala, we had our lunch somewhere on our way. The food was heavenly... mostly because I was too hungry by then. We started for the ultimate destination, my place as soon as we finished our lunch. An ice-cream after lunch was like an icing on the cake! Thus our day ended... and most of the time we were on the bike!
All said and done, the trip would not have been that enjoyable without a proper company. I am glad I had one! It was so nice of him to plan out everything. I had told him to show me the most strikingly beautiful place and he actually did. He must have known by now that I talk a lot... on anything and everything. That might have bored him too (but he's too good to accept that :)). He surely kept me busy with talks all the way. And without forgetting, the star of the day was his new bullet... which was literally flying! I had my first ever ride on a bullet and I never knew it would turn out to be such an amazing experience! I guess, this is the best gift of time ever gifted to me and I am going to cherish it all throughout my life. It was the time of my life and all thanks to my friend for making my day so so wonderful and memorable!
Thank you so much :)
Some people always enjoy the best that life offers.. not because, all good things come their way but because, they find good in all the things that come their way!!
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