Bangalore diaries ...photo stories

Day 12 bestie is in better form than before... And chooses to stay at home so MM & Me decide to paint Banglore shades of blue...
Our first halt was to Tipu Sultan palace ... With inputs from the local guide  got to know that Tipu died young at the age of 47 yrs...
He was killed on 4 May 1799 while defending his stronghold of Seringapatam.
Tipu's Palace

Tipu's palace from inside ... The throne where he would sit to hear the grieviences of his public...

Bangalore Fort began in 1537 as a mud fort.[1] The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore. Hyder Ali in 1761 replaced the mud fort with a stone fort and it was further improved by his son Tipu Sultan in the late 18th century. It was damaged during an Anglo-Mysore war in 1791... 
(Info copied from Google as to remember dates was difficult for me)

Smiley in the fort wall... Emoticons ... 
Its barely a 5 mint.walk fm.the Tipu palace...

Etching of Tipu fighting the Tiger... With his bare hands

Temple inside the fort...the roof sculpting was amazing

The British assault where the fort was breached

Market area outside the fort...

town hall where entertainment programs are held... Info shared by my rickshaw driver

silk factory... Extremely high decibels...

Painting B'lore with shades of blue silk...

Lunch at the famous Mavali Tiffin Rooms (MTR) literally there are rooms with long tables on the 1st for.where we were seated (deep inside)... There are individual tables too on the outside...
This place is walkable to the famous Lal Baug gardens...

We opted for the thali ... It costs ₹320 & comes with 21 food items.
Had lunch at 3.30pm ... So sorry couldn't wait for my thali to fill up... Was ravenously hungry...

Last stop after a scrumptiously delicious meal was a short walk to Lal Baug...
band stand...

Glass house ... Where flower shows are held.

lord Buddha sculpted from a 250 yr.old tree trunk...
There are many unusual sculptures in this part of the garden

Was here before my time...
Will be here long after I am gone...

This I was informed was also used as a watch tower during Hyder Ali's rule

On our way out of Lal Baug

Wooden carvings...

Very intricate designs on the metal statue...

Concluding day 12 of my stay in B'lore...

To be continued... My Visit to Nandi Hills on day 14 with bestie and badi behna...

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  1. Anonymous6 November 2022 at 20:06

    Enjoyed reading the info alongwith the pics really felt as if were in bangalore at this moment.

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