Roads I Travelled

 An unexplored beach trek on the sandy shores of Arabian Sea. Bekal Fort is the same place where the famous, Tu He Re  song from the Manirathnam movie Bombay was   shot . Bekal Fort Having Parathas somewhere on the Hassan Highway Bekal is around 400 kms from Bangalore and 60 kms from Mangalore.  We started from  Bangalore by 2.30 in the afternoon and took Hassan road Via Kunigal. Decided to halt      for the night at Uppinangady which is 75kms from Sakleshpur on the Bangalore-   Mangalore      Highway.Stayed at Hotel Adithya which is on the Main Road, NH 48, Near the Forest Check post. A     pretty decent lodge , who charged us Rs 728/- for a room with 3 beds and an extra mattress.    Started the next morning and reached Kasaragod by 9.      Stay at Bekal:   Bekal Beach Residency ,Less than 1km from the Bekal F...

Bangalore Palace was built to look like a smaller replica of the Windsor Castle in England,owned by the current scion of the Mysore royal family, Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar. Bangalore Palace The audio tour inside and outside the palace by the narrowcasters, is just amazing.  A hall inside the Palace The main Staircase inside the palace Outside the Palace Fountain inside the bangalore palace Guardians of the Palace chandeliers The main hall inside the Palace Wall hanging inside the palace There are lots of paintings hanging  on the walls of the palace. Tables made out of Elephant and camels legs are also displayed on the corridors inside the palace. The palace is very well maitained  Entry into the Bangalore Palace is Rs 210 per person, with an optional  of Rs 600 for photography(Still camera) and Rs 250 for mobile camera.  Pictures of  Wade...