Mysore palace, Ranganthittu, Sriranganpatana and Mysore zoo!
There were the places we covered in the last trip and the travelogue can be found here. The image gallery is now up and live of this trip. Visit the link below to see the complete gallery in action.
A long weekend was the ideal time to spend some time with family and taking them around Mysore. My sister was visiting the historical city of Mysore for the first time and I organized a little hectic trip to cover many places in a single day.
First we headed straight to Srirangapatana for Tipu Sultan’s tomb. It is created in the typical mughal style of tomb with a circular structure on top.A short stop here with fresh coconut sip breather, we headed to the Mysore palace.
Then we went to Ranganthittu bird sanctuary reaching there by around 10 am.It was quite a busy time as many people had come over for picnic time and spending the entire day there.We tried to get an exclusive boat for 5 of us but finally had to settle for a shared one. It turned out to be decent as the sightings were very good this time.
Many different species of birds were witnessed which were missed last time.We took the boat ride for 30 minutes and then walked around the sanctuary for some time.
We decided to have lunch at Hotel Ramanashree which was a big mistake. The order took about 45 minutes to arrive. We had to shout to get our orders and the taste was really bad. For any tourists reading this entry, please stay away from Hotel Ramanashree.
The palace again had a lot of people and there seemed to be mad rush.We managed to get the tickets and submit our footwear to enter the palace. The palace was a good place to spend more than an hour admiring all the grandeur and luxury on offer.
It was hot and the sun was directly above our head before proceeding to Mysore zoo. It is supposed to be the best zoo of India. The zoo held its reputation after we roamed inside for almost 3 hours.
We were very tired by now and sun had set. We decided to head back to home which meant another 3 hours of driving. On way we stopped at Cafe Coffee day for a different than typical south Indian food the whole day.
A great day with a very good sleep anticipated.Another 2 days of the long weekend awaited with much plans and excitement.
The next blog entry should have the trip photos. Stay tuned!
The royal city of Mysore is located around 130km south of Bangalore. The place of Tipu sultan, fearless warrior hails from a city close to Mysore. Srirangapatanam was the capital of Tipu’s empire. The current Wadeyar king and their future generations still live in the Mysore palace which is a pleasure to visit and see the beauty intact.
The photo gallery of my Mysore and Srirangapatanam trip can be found below: