Trip to Mysore - Brindavan Gardens, KRS DAM (Krishna Raja Sahar Dam)

Sunday Nov 12 2006- 12:45 P.M to 1:20 P.M Travel to Mysore - 1:20 P.M to 3:00 P.M Graha Pravesam

Sunday Nov 12 2006- 4:40 P.M Brindavan Gardens:
After a tough journey along the mysore road towards Krishna Raja Sagar DAM, we reached the Brindavan Gardens. A spectacular garden constructed by Vishvesharaya during early 20th century.
Tall Man @ Brindavan Gardens:
We gathered as a group and took a snap with a tall man standing at entrance. He charges per click 10 rupees. U see he can stretch his hands beyond boundaries. The Brindavan Gardens was awesome with various types of trees. The intresting thing is, there is a step down fountain which is constructed in descending order. By natural gravitational force water flows from top to bottom. A must to see place.
Krishna Raja Sagar DAM Cauvery River:

The Krishna Raja Sagar Dam was ultimate bench mark for team effort and engineering of our indians. The dam is 120 feet tall with a massive outstrech of close to 1/2 a kilometer wide. Behind it lies the great River Cauvery. Which appears like Sea. U see me, Thiru and couple of his friends over here.






Solo Image:
As a age old custom, I requested thiru's friend Ameen to shoot a snap of me. Me alone. With Cauvery as Backdrop. It was intresting to note that, due to security reasons, only 10 feet wide gap is allowed as visitors area in DAM. Rest is locked up.

The night we had a light fountain show @ brindavan gardens and packed off our luggages back to home. After some break for dinner (myself and thiru had some bhel poori and corn) and buttermilk, we reached Bangalore @ late night 1:00 A.M doing the cab service for all the folks in the van.

Trip to Mysore - RanganaThittu Explored

Sunday Nov 12 2006 9:00 A.M - RanganaThittu - The Bird Sanctuary:
The Travel from Mysore Highway broke its course to a bird sanctuary called RanganaThittu. Rangana - Variety of Colors; Thittu - A small Island. We entered the sanctuary by paying 250 rupees in a whole against 350 rupees (in white per head 25 rupees) for 15 people. The RanganaThittu was a beautiful spot in the mind of people.
The group of people in Boat:

Myself in red tshirt, with Thiru looking back (Man with Blue Cap and Blue jean.) Left to Thiru is Ambedkar staring at the lake. This lake tour costs 40 bugs and it shows you across the small island for 20 minutes. We saw lot of cross continental birds. A very worthy place to see. To remember the place A worth place to look.
Besides, RanganaThittu has 50 crocodiles live in the river and it adds to its flora and fauna. If they are hungy you can become thier finger chips.




A group Photo @ RanganaThittu:

Along with Thiru and co, We took a group photo. Near me sits Ambedkar a man full of energy on the whole trip.














I took a solo snap here. This place is a garden and its very greeny in nature.

Trip to Mysore, Rangana Thittu, Krishna Raja Sagar

Sunday Nov 12th 2006 was an early day for thiru (My Maapilai) and Me. Saturday 11th Nov 2006 Night, Thiru and Myself cleaned up all utensils we had used for that evening's dinner. We had cooked Sabudana (A kind of upuma we make with Javarusi). That night we kept alarm @ 5:20 AM Morning to prepare for the much anticipated Trip.

The Trip to Mysore - Agenda - To attend the Grahapravesam of his friend @ Mysore
Hidden Agenda - To cover most of the places in, around and on the way to mysore.
The Agenda:
Visit to Ranganathitu - A Bird Sanctuary ( U get birds that are natural and color ful :))
Visit to Mysore for Grahapravesam (House warming ceremony)
Visit to Mysore Palace
Visit to Krishna Raja Sagar Dam

Morning 6:00 A.M Sunday 12 Nov 2006 - 105 Kalpana Paradise:
The day was chill but Thiru was agressively calling the cab owner Stephen to catch hold of the driver. After we settled for the driver, we woke up Ameen again to catch the cab @ Cox Town.
From then on the Cab is to arrive @ Domlur (Mistral Office) - Gather folks over there and on the way pick up Thiru's Manager Usha and move on.

Morning 7:00 A.M Sunday 12 Nov 2006 - Mistral Office:
Ameen, Ambedkar (Who turned out to be the most entertaining person in the cab), Thiru's rest of collegues and thier families got into the Van (Swaraj Mazda 22 seater one).
The seats were non expanding static moulded cushion ones and we took our route towards the high way of Mysore. On the way after crossing Raja Rajeshwari Nagar @ Bangalore we caught up with Usha (Thiru's Manager) and confined our passenger count to 15)

Morning 7:30 A.M Sunday 12 Nov 2006 - The Mysore HighWay: (Is it California)


The Highway to Mysore was wonderful with roads so seamlessly laid. On the way we broke our journey for a good breakfast. All the folks (Except Thiru and Myself) had a buffet breakfast @ hotel Kamat (A must to see traditional hotel). Thiru and I enjoyed the good Sugar Cane juice over there. Then we un wrapped Puliyogarai rice and Thaiyur saadam with Kadarangai oorugai.

Trip to Arunachalam's Reception

Its been an aquaintance and close knit friend ship for 3 and half years with arunachalam.
Nov 4th 2006 was his reception. Had a tough time catching up bus. We had booked an 8:30 P.M APSRTC bus from Bangalore. Point of Boarding was Indranagar. George my another friend from Cognizant, sacrified his food (trusting my natural instinct of travel planning) and ended up screwing himself for 2 hours in drizzling. We got our bus @ 11:00 P.M (after 2 and half hours).
The next part of fun was reaching chennai. We reached Chennai @ 10:00 A.M morning.
Not bad but still very worse. The day was filled with heavy rains.
Evening we went to Arun's Reception with myself dressed in Sherwani (bought for my sister's marriage).
A very nice outfit for me I guess. Let me add some good snaps.