Mysore, India Travel Blogs

MYSORE
Mar 19, 2006 (5 photos)

... Glastonbury." Ben and I look at each other dumbfounded wondering which dumb ass person has raved on about Glastonbury because here in Mysore that is the only thing England is famous for! As we walk we are approached by many people selling a whole variety ...

A stint in Mysore
Aug 15, 2008 (15 photos)

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 ...

What a load of bullocks!
Jan 3, 2005 (5 photos)

... "Parklane Hotel" no less however I do not think that it lived up to it's London counterpart (nice though it was). Mysore's palace was particulaly impressive with some of the most intracate ivory inlaid doors I have ever seen (and on this trip inlaid ...

Maharaja madness!
Dec 16, 2003 (3 photos)

... in such a place, it must've been nice for some! This morning we caught a bus up Chamundi Hill, with views over Mysore and a Hindu temple on top. It's a pilgrimage site, and once inside the temple we found ourselves caught up in unfamiliar Hindu rituals ...

A journey from broad-band to broad-land
Nov 10, 2004 (38 photos)

... . :: Magical Mysore :: The weekend sent me exploring outside the city's boundaries to one of southern India's most treasured destinations, Mysore, an old-fashioned haven just 4-hours south of Bangalore. Its rolling land is part of the Deccan ...

Bangalore and Mysore: New India, Incorporated
Apr 13, 2007 (3 photos)

... up in actions, May righteous methods be your guide; May you all prosper ever with Almighty's grace. Moving on to Mysore, the legendary place where the goddess Durga defeated the demon buffalo, I traveled to the clean tree-lined suburbs of India's ...

The way to Mysore. .
May 1, 2006 (5 photos)

... in Mysore, then make my escape to Ooty, a mountain town famous for it's temperate climate and cool nights. . . Making it into Mysore, after a couple of tries, I found the Guptha Hotel, a good price for Mysore in the center--350 rupees. A television, and ...

Mysore.
May 2, 2006 (5 photos)

... for the sandalwood oil, it could have been much worse, and it is of good quality and smells wonderful. . . All in all, Mysore I found to be a highly friendly and accessible city, as Indian cities go, and I felt comfortable there the whole time. Worth ...

Mysore Eyes!
Jan 6, 2009 (14 photos)

... The result is usually a headache. Still, what an experience!  We didn't do much else here, despite the fact that Mysore has several other attractions worth seeing. We were tired and we took advantage of our nice hotel room, after our experience ...

Silky skills
Jan 10, 2005 (5 photos)

Now there's a first, the overnight train to Mysore actually arrived early! Mind you, we could have done with an extra hours sleep and were slightly stranded at 6am as nowhere opens until at least 10. Mysore itself is a small city, and certainly one of the ...

Cricket, palace, temple and of course, food!
Mar 28, 2005 (3 photos)

... rick-shaw drivers who, despite all having meters, refused to use them and always demanded high charges from us. Mysore - the Maharaja Palace and the Somnathapur Temple From Bangalore we visited charming Mysore, known for its massive palace, market ...

Mysore again. .
May 18, 2006 (5 photos)

... Enfield, one must keep the weight straight. The smaller packs can be divided and distributed out for this purpose. Coming out of Mysore we got about 15 km from town, and then the unexpected happened. . Indian Traffic Jam. Sitting in 90 degree heat ...

Day trip
Jan 22, 2008 (12 photos)

... Sultan, and is now a fort town featuring the spot where he was killed. Apparently, it 'makes a fascinating day trip from Mysore' (my footprint guidebook!) so thats exactly what i decided to do.       First place didn't start out ...

Three days in an Indian prison cell. . . .
May 19, 2006 (5 photos)

... soon will come, traffic. . " So we passed the time making conversation with officer #293 of the Somnathpur branch of the Mysore Highway police. . Some three and a half hours later, another officer finally showed up, riding the bus. He asked for my ...

A Palace & Ashtanga Yoga
Apr 11, 2008 (10 photos)

... Mysore. Nathan couldn't move since he had to stand in the bus and I couldn't see since I was blinded from the dust. Mysore is great city with a beautiful palace, a great market (Devaraja Market) and some world class yoga. We only stayed 1.5 days but I ...

The Mustache Palace
Feb 6, 2009 (22 photos)

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 just ...

short hop south
Apr 30, 2007 (30 photos)

... said, it was in a central location, I had already paid for the room, and it was (relatively) cheap. A lot of cows in Mysore.  Maybe because of the area of the city I was staying in but I saw more cows per capita (is that a legit ...

Mysore
Mar 11, 2006 (13 photos)

... inland and they were finishing the remainder of their time in India back on the coast in Varkala. Our next destination, the city of Mysore (via one nights non discript stop at Kalicut)we got to by bus. And again the driver wasn't too bad at his job ...

Mutton intestines
Jan 20, 2008 (10 photos)

... around too.         Next i went onto the Maharaja's palace, the main reason most people come to Mysore. Today the whole Indians pay 20 RS, foreigners pay 100 RS really annoyed me, but i paid and went in. To be honest ...

slip-n-slide, baby, slip-n-slide...
Dec 12, 2007 (3 photos)

The last time i was in india, i remember getting foot massages and head massages for the price of a Latte back home. this time around a head/foot massage isn't going to do the trick. i needed more. i feel that it's important to work hard in life, but it ...

Boating with Crocs and Brindavan Gardens
Nov 25, 2007 (26 photos)

... we heard there were lots of crocodiles and also the Brindavan Gardens.  Whenever I told an Indian that I was living in Mysore (while traveling and not in Mysore, that is) they always mentioned the Brindavan Gardens.  Since Southern India is so ...

mysore and a friend
Oct 28, 2007

... is Pernille and she is from Norway and working on environmental and their impact on a local tribal people in India. She was on break for the weekend in Mysore.  Her fieldwork is taking place in a remote area about 4 hours from here and sounds ...

yum, yum...hurts so good.
Nov 28, 2007 (3 photos)

... arrived in india to spend 2 months doing my photography and also practicing yoga at the AYRI (Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute) in Mysore. the school is the product of Sri Patabi Jois, the forefather of modern day Ashtanga yoga. Sri Jois teaches there ( ...

mysore
Jun 3, 2008

mysore

The picturesque Bannur Srirangapatnam countryside
Jun 11, 2009 (15 photos)

The Bannur countryside and Srirangapatnam Bannur countryside From Somnathpura, we took the beautiful country route going from Bannur to Srirangapatnam. The tranquil road skirts a pristine lake with resident ducks, lush green fields, orchards and ...

the eagle has landed.
Nov 27, 2007 (2 photos)

43 hours after stepping on to a plane in Minneapolis, Minnesota, i stepped off a train in Mysore, India, a little bedraggled (is that a word, if not, it should be, because that's how i felt), but no worse for wear. from minneapolis it was on to beautiful ...

American - Indian - African
Aug 23, 2006 (3 photos)

... elephants trying to cross the road, but we saw buffaloes taking a bath, spotted deer, monkeys, peacocks. When we arrived in Mysore we had a quick lunch (called Tiffin) and we called Saif, another member of HC who told us his girlfriend would pick us up ...

encore 2 jours a Mysore
Jan 13, 2007 (5 photos)

Ca fait bizzare de savoir que je quitte l'Inde demain soir, je me sens tellement "at home"... Hier je suis alle a la piscine dans un trou perdu ou l'on peut se mettre en maillot, au palais de la femme du Maharaja, il fait tres chaud ...

Splendors of Mysore
Sep 1, 2007 (21 photos)

... doors had ornate carvings all over them; marble, silver and gold everywhere... the whole place feels very 'majestic', very 17th century. Mysore Palace is most beautiful by night, which Doneth and I got to see on the way back from Kabini on Sunday. ...

Mysore, Karnataka
Jan 1, 2007

6 hour bus ride over the hills to get to Mysore.