Mysore is a city south of Bangalore known for it's sandalwood, silk and the Mysore Palace. The palace was built in 1912. It is massive and every square inch is carved, painted or decorated in some way. I wish I had pictures of the inside to show you but no one is allowed to take pictures inside the palace. The current Maharaja (King) for the region resides in this palace or in his palace in Bangalore.
It took us only 2 hours to get to Mysore on the train. We went down on Sat morning and returned Sun afternoon. In Mysore we had enough time to see the palace (including about an hour of walking through the interior in bare feet - no shoes allowed), visit the zoo (where we walked another 5km), go up Chamundi Hill to see a Hindu temple and get a view of the city, and see Devaraja market where locals sell vegetables, fruit and household items.
Beautiful pictures, as usual! What lovely fresh vegetables. Did you buy some? What is the vendor giving William? That's a really nice picture of all of you in the bright sunshine.
ReplyDeleteSooo looking forward to you all coming home on Sunday. You're going to have so much to tell us, it will take days to catch up.
I love the market pictures! Such vibrant colours!
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