Like any good tourist, I decided to go on a sightseeing tour in Bangalore, together with Verena. Like any good tourist, I booked one at the KSTDC, the Karnataka State Tourism and Development Corporation. This is the offical tourist agency of Karnataka. We booked an all-day tour (half-day tours were not available on weekends), which… Weiterlesen »
You might be wondering what you have to eat, should you ever come to India. Well, inBangalore, you can get everything. There is, of course, the Indian food. North Indian and South Indian, but I don’t find a big difference between them. As far as I know, they use different spices, but I still think… Weiterlesen »
Finally! My pictures are online at http://pictures.dreiersoftware.de. I haven’t been able to sift through all the pictures of my trips yet, so they will come online as soon as I get them ready. Meanwhile, enjoy what I already put there!
So, this weekend I went to Mysore, about 140 km west of Bangalore. Mysore is famous for its sandalwood, its silk, and its incense. I got all three :). But let’s start at the beginning… I decided only on Monday that it would be a greate idea to go to Mysore, for a one-day trip.… Weiterlesen »
They are big. They are everywhere. They are…ads. And Bangalore has a lot of them. Most ads here in Bangalore are hand-painted and they come in two variations: Large billboards, which are just some type of fabric over a metal frame. They so not seem to be very strong, so after a bit of wind… Weiterlesen »
Hi there! I haven’t written anything for quite a while, due to a combination of technical problems and a general lack of time. My sinceres apologies for that! Now I managed to catch up, and I even introduced a new category, the topic of the week. So, you might want to catch up on your… Weiterlesen »
Bangalore’s animal population seems to consist of mainly three species: cattle, dogs, and ravens. Cows, being a holy animal in the Hindu religion, roam the streets mostly free. Sometimes they are accompanied by someone, or bound to a tree, but mostly they just walk around – or stand on the streets. Yes, a lot of… Weiterlesen »
It’s always good to have friends in all parts of the world. At least temporarily, I also have this advantage. As two of my fellow students, Jochen and Joachim, currently work for SAP Singapore, I took the chance to visit this city/country from Thursday til Sunday. The cheapest airline to get there seems to be… Weiterlesen »
There is one big problem when you want to spend the night out partying: Each and every club in the city will turn on the lights at 11:30 pm the latest. Since the police comissioners son hat a fatal accident after a night of partying, this rule is in place and is stricly followed by… Weiterlesen »
Pollution in Bangalore has three aspects: dust, exhausts, and litter. Bangalore is very dusty. The main reason for this is that many streets are not paved, so every car throws that dust in the air and carries it onto the paved roads, where it collects on the side of the roads. The air is usually… Weiterlesen »