Mysore

Mysore has always been a special place for me!  Every time I visit the city I get a country side feel. Mysore will always be my quaint little place!  I guess this place holds charm also because or mainly because of the warm relatives I have there who are always welcoming to EVERYONE!  

We left on a Thursday morning around 7 am and reached Mysore at 9.45 am without stopping anywhere. This was the first time I traveled on the half done new expressway. We stayed at my aunt's place like always.

We headed out in the evening to 'Dasara Utsav' which was a mini exhibition where they had few activities for kids and a shopping area for adults. I enjoyed shopping physically after a long time! 

Katte Coffee at home

The next day we visited a relative in the morning. After a yummy lunch at home, 11 of us went out to see the dasara lights towards the Mysore palace. We got down at the beginning of the road to the palace and walked. All the lights of the palace was brightly lit and it was truly beautiful! We walked in from one entrance and got out through the other. We then started walking out and left the area. 

Moonlight

Mysore roads lit up everywhere

And of course when in Mysore, we have to eat chats. We had lots of all kinds of chats and headed back home. 

Oh, after all these years,  I saw the store that invented the famous Mysore Pak 😊 It was near the bus stand and it tasted super good. 

The next day we planned to climb Chamundi hills. It had been many years since I visited the temple or climbed the betta. Six of us left home around 6.30 am and started climbing around 7 am. Climbing 1000 steps,  we reached the top around 7.40 am

At the foothills

steps

Sugarcane juice before descending

After having a good darshan of Shiva and Durga Devi at the back of the main temple,  we started our descent down the hill.

Our next job was to fill our tummy,  so we stopped at Mylary hotel,  one of the oldest and famous joints for breakfast.  After a short wait, we ate hot idlis and masala dosas with chatni and saagu. 

We reached home and had hot filter coffee! 

After a quick coffee we went to the railway museum. It was a nice place with lot of model trains, detailed history about Indian railways and of course a train ride.

We came back home, had lunch and left Mysore around 3.15 pm. It took us almost 4 hours this time to reach Bangalore. 

It was a memorable trip with cousins, niece/nephew and aunts 😍 Thanks everyone for an amazing time!