Bedridden in Bangalore
04.01.2009 - 06.01.2009
24 °C
It was lucky we celebrated Emil’s birthday early - although it may have been some of the delectables we ate that day that caused Emil and I some stomach problems. Whatever it was, the timing wasn’t so bad – at least our lodging was very clean and comfortable, not the worst place to be stuck in bed in our room! Our good friend Gita (through both Power of Hope and the Unitarian Church in Victoria) put us in touch with her sister Preemi who lives in Bangalore. Preemi booked us into a nun’s residence with a gorgeous garden and very kind nuns.
I didn’t see much of this modern city, but according to the others, far more women were dressed in Western attire and young couples in the park didn’t seem to be as conservative in their behaviour as in Tamil Nadu. The streets seemed wider and perhaps a little cleaner, and there were more trees – evidence of more wealth in this town.
Preemi prepared a fabulous dinner with all sorts of new (to us) dishes. I was very sorry to miss it! Luckily Emil was healthy enough by then to partake in the feast.
We didn’t see many other sites, (the girls spent most of their “free time” at an internet café). On our way out of town, we did see some space age buildings: mirrored pyramids, domes and other interesting architectural structures (that we had previously seen in a film about Bangalore). It was interesting to pass through, but we are definitely not big city people (in case you didn’t already know!)
Posted by MogenStoft 19.01.2009 02:37 Archived in India Tagged family_travel
