Quick short trip to Mysore!

Danny called me over on Saturday and asked, f*****, what you doing?
Nothing came the reply and so the story was set by danny for a quick short photography trip to Mysore.
Well, Mysore... I say! There is something fishy for sure! Well the trip was on Danny and so we left for Mysore at 4 PM from Bangalore.

Somnath called, was bugged with work and his cellphone and so we picked him up on the way. The confusion between Danny and Somnath was whether Deve Gowda petrol bunk near or his house :) We picked Somnath right in the middle.

Mysore it was, we stopped at Barista for a quick refill :) and headed towards Mysore... Stopped to capture the dimming light and reached Mysore at 7 PM.







I started searching for St. Philomena's church... couldn't make it on time. Probably next trip I will make it on time.

We then hit "The Road" pub. Amazing food, Thaiwa Shrimp (Tandoori Shrimp) was good. But Chicken breast stuffed with mutton keema and cashew paste... sounded weird, tasted out of this world.

Danny bid adios to his "special friend" and we headed for Bangalore at 10 PM. An interesting comment that danny passed on his way back; "I don't sleep in the night and specially while driving".

Well he snored away to glory and woke up when we reached Kengeri!
So...
Break at Barista: 540 INR
Chilling out at The Road Pub: 1700 INR
Fuel for the Trip: 1000 INR
Dinner at Barista: 300 INR
Watching Danny as a good boy: Priceless :)

Bangalore to Mysore via State Highway 17

What a beautiful day it was on Saturday 16th June. The clouds, the whether, perfect sunlight (to a certain extent) and a beautiful evening. All the way along SH 17, beautiful landscapes, beautifully formed clouds and the shadowed Hills and fields were the most beautiful thing I have witnessed in sometime.

Started the trip a bit late but it turned out to be the perfect time. Stopping at almost every 20 minutes, we got a chance to capture almost everything, nature, mountains, landscapes, people, etc.

A good time to start would be early morning at about 7 AM from Bangalore. The first place to stop would be definitely near Bidadi, where you have beautiful hills on both sides of the road and railway track and the state highway running between them.

Breakfast at Kamat Loka Ruchi is without a doubt you dont want to miss. The Idli's wrapped in coconut leaves are a delight to eat.

You can than carry on towards Chanpattna's very famous wooden toy factory, Maddur's coconut market, Srirangpatna and Ranganthittu bird scantury. Stop for a meal at Srirangpatna and you can get your hands to a decent dish of chicken biryani. The evening time would be best captured from the Srirangpatna bridge. Beautiful landscapes, water and loads of White Breasted King fhisher to capture in flight and resting on wires and branches.

On the way back to Bangalore you can stop at about 1 KM before Kamat Loka Ruchi. The highway is elevated and thus an extremely good location to take some exposure shots.

The best part of the trip was the interactions we have had with people whom we captured and the coconut factory at Maddur. Aaah fresh coconut water was definitely a good deal for no money.

For more Pictures from Bangalore - Mysore , SH 17, check my photostream on flickr.