Mysore Zoo - Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens

Nu har jag vart i Mysore nagra dagar och jag angrar inte att jag akte hit! Det ar verkligen en stad full av nyanser. Gulfärgade kor, illegala gatustand overallt, rödlysena fyller faktiskt sin funktion och folket är jättetrevliga! Lite dyrt med hotell här, men inte jättefarligt ändü.

Jag akte hit med 2 svenska tjejer, 1 tysk tjej och en …

We went an all day conducted tour from 8:30am to 8:00pm.

The Silk Factory was not terribly interesting; the zoo had good big cats & tiger cubs & rhino.


























Churmundi on top of a hill gave a good view …

Mysore   Happy Indian Independence Day!   After a harrowing journey to Mysore in which we saw 3 separate auto accidents, we were all a bit shell shocked, and took some time to recoup before seeing the city.  We headed to ...

Once we settled in the hotel, we ventured to the Mysore Zoo which turned my sleepy, and exhausted attitude into a very upbeat excited one! I got to see elephants, zebras, lions, peacocks and much more. I also had a lovely conversation with an older woman ...

Mysore is an enchanting southwest Indian city famed for its Maharaja's Palace and high quality silk.  The Palace is quite the place to behold and the town had enough sites to keep me busy for a day.   I caught a bus from Bangalore with ...

Day 21 ; Three hour bus northeast to Mysore, Waved goodbye to Kerala and said hello to a whole new state, Karnataka, pronounced with a d instead of the t! V.bumpy bus ride, made you feel like jelly! NH 212 I think, nice long winding road down, not like ...

... inside the palace, perhaps to encourage sales of their own picture postcards!    Karanji Kere: Behind the Mysore zoo, this is a beautiful lake that is also a natural nesting site for avifauna.  Pelicans sailed gracefully ...

As my time in India winds down I had to decide what I would do between Cochin and Chennai, where I am flying out. Mysore looked like it was worth a visit, only problem was there was no direct train there. I have gotten quite spoiled traveling in this ...

... but found a nice hotel in the centre - with the rickshaw drivers help! Thanks to everyone (and a few guidebooks) who recommended Mysore, it is so beautiful, and the markets are amazing! They all sell the coloured powder which makes a body paint and ...

... doors and ceilings and immense stained glass domes must have been very intimidating for anybody coming to visit the royalty here. I loved Mysore zoo. The animals were so close we could almost touch them. Admittedly, as with most zoos, some of the ...

... entire daily budget in most other places so we chose to make haste and keep on trucking. So with bright eyes we arrived in Mysore, feel free to append anything you wish to this, Dave and I have been sharing much merriment about this over email as only ...

While Mike was teasing the white tigers at the local zoo, I went to check out ANOTHER  World Heritage temple and ended up in the middle of a photo shoot. The gorgeous Baratha Natyam dancer using the somptuous temple as a backdrop for her press ...