Blogs from Karnataka, India, Asia

13.5 Mysore Hab mich von Wwoofhost getrennt und ab in den Bus nach Mysore. Die Busfahrt ist ein Abenteuer. Vor uns bleibt irgendwann ein LKW stehen und blokiert die Strasse. Nicht gross erwaehnenswert beim aussteigen faellt aber auf, dass unser Bus viel einer neongelben Fluessigkeit verliert. Ich haette auf eine Art Hydraulikflussigkeit getippt. Jedenfalls scheint es keinen zu interessieren, weiter geht die Fahrt. Irgendwann halten wir dann an und sie kippen Wasser nach. Warscheinlich war es doch nur Kuelfluessigkeit. Trozdem seltsame Farbe. Jedenfalls halten wir noch 2 oder 3 mal an. Einmal an einer Moschee, wo irgendein alter Mann scheinbar gar nicht gluecklich ist, dass sein gutes Moscheehahnenwasser jetzt als Buskuehlwasser missbraucht wird, einmal an einem Bach bei dem ich mich frag wie sehr sich der Bus ueber die Truebstoffe freut. Auf dem Weg fahren wir ... read more

How to reach Sangam Sangama is about 95 kms from bangalore, the place of confluence of two rivers – Arkavathi and Kaveri (Cauvery). Mekedatu is about 5 kms on the other side of the river. We had visited the place last year and liked much. Incidentally we visited the place again this year. However, the visit was still interesting. From Bangalore you have to go to Kanakapura and then take the road going to Sangama/ Mekedatu. I had gone there last year and given the route details in my previous article. Please refer http://freejournal.heliohost.org/freejournal/?/articles/2012/03/27/sangam-and-mekedatu.html Visiting Sangam again after a Year Last year when we visited Sangam, we visited Chunchi falls and could not get time for visiting Muthathi. This ... read more

What is Buddha Poornima The Vaisakha Poornima (full moon day of the first Lunar month) is known as Buddha Poornima Goutama Buddha the founder of Buddhism had taken birth on this day. It is believed that Buddha also got enlightened on the same Vaishakha poornima and also passed away on the same day of Vaisakha Poornima. Where is Pyramid Valley From Bangalore City, drive towards Kanakpura on National Highway 209. After a few kms you will cross NICE ring road. Then after about 18 kms you will find a sign board to take a left turn for Buddha Pyramid. I had given more details on the route and other info on pyramid valley in my previous article. Please refer the details of pyramid valley in the following links. url=http://freejournal.heliohost.org/freejournal/?/articles/2012/03/25/maitreya-buddha-pyramid-bangalore.htmlhttp://freejourn... read more

So far I was pretty happy that my tour was going as per my plan. However I was rather confused to opt from the 4 spots which were not in my schedule. Irpu Falls, Kabini WLS, Nagarhole NP and Shivanasamudram waterfalls. I had previous appointments to attend in Kochi so I would be heading for Kerala, this was the thought. I finally voted for Irpu Falls as the place was not known to the tourists. After saying ‘virtual’ good bye to rest of the three places I went to bed as I had to wake up early next day. I woke up at 6am and hit the road in next 15 minutes. I had to take care of my personal hygiene. I walked in to the bus stand in Mysore and from my research I knew ... read more

The day after the final reception, everyone was ready for a little R&R. It had been a wild few days! Sagar really wanted to plan a special day for us, especially since it was the last day for the boys in India, so he took us to a resort just outside the city limits. It was Sagar himself who picked us up from our hotel, and we managed to squeeze 6 of us in to his tiny compact surprisingly comfortably. I'm so impressed that Sagar can drive here - I think that's why he's such a calm guy in Toronto. If you can drive here, surely nothing can phase you! He took us to his family home where we transfered into a much larger car which could accomodate all of us, and which came with a ... read more

When last I wrote we were waiting to get picked up by Sagar to head up north to his new wife's hometown to have another reception there. We were sort of used to the way timelines work in India by this point, so although we had been told we would be picked up at noon, we had a feeling that might not be the case. We opted to have a drink in our favourite "Aqua Bar" to wait it out. Eventually Sagar showed up with his family in what can only be described as a party bus! It was like a comfy 15 passenger travel van/bus with sweet blue/green lighting and a great sound system. The van was to take us (myself, Josh, Jeff, Vanessa, and Brodie) and Sagar, his parents, his aunt, and Deepa. It's ... read more

***Note: I wrote this days ago (Saturday morning) but haven't had internet access since, so I couldn't upload it. Now it's Monday night and I haven't written anything else! I also don't have a fast enough connection to upload any pictures. Sorry! Hopefully tomorrow night I can summarize the past few days events. In the meantime, here is a tome to finish off last week.*** The internet seems to have cut out (good bye 100 rupees) so I’ll write this entry in Word and hopefully I can upload it later. I think last night when I stopped writing I had finished the part about the engagement party. The next morning we all woke up, ate the delicious hotel breakfast, and then got dressed up for the wedding. Sagar’s family had bought us all amazing Indian clothing ... read more

How to go Muthathi from banglaore Muthathi is about 100 kms from Bangalore via kanakapura. You have to go to Kanakapura first (60+ kms), then from kanakapura to Sathanur (18 kms) on National highway 209, from Sathanur take a left turn to Muthathi (18 kms). Bheemeswari is 5 kms from Muthathi on Halagur Road. If you are coming from Mysore in Mallavalli road, you have to come to Halagur, from Halagur take a right turn to Bheemeshwari (20 kms), from Bheemeshwari further 5 kms to Muthathi. Busses are frequent upto Kanakapura, but less frequent from Sathanur to Muthathi. Although one may go by bus, it is better to go by own vehicle, because there are 2-3 picnic spots 2 –3 kms before Muthathi, where you can halt... read more

Yikes! Days have passed since I arrived in India and this is my first blog update. That means I'll inevitably forget tons of fun tidbits as I try to cram in all the craziness of the start of this adventure. Also, it's late at night and I might just run out of steam... let's see how far I can get. First, a little background on this trip. Basically, I'm on a break between the end of medical school and the start of residency. Most everyone I know in my class has taken the opportunity to travel to some part of the world, so I thought I would follow suit. As luck would have it, my good friend from my class, Sagar, was scheduled to get married in Bangalore, India, during this time and the dates worked ... read more

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