Impressions: Bangalore

I know this is not keeping words, but my impressions about Bangalore was not posted due several reasons! Anyways, no excuses here, I sincerely apologize for this more than a month long delay. Here it is, in points and in order of my preference which I accord while trying to judge a particular place.

• Climate:The weather rocks! I have never been to any place in the plains during the month of August and felt like the entire city is air-conditioned.


• Food: Though I absolutely dislike idli-sambhar and Bangalore pleasantly surprised me with the variety of sea-food which is available. The nuemerous coffee shops are a boon for a coffee & tea buff like me, the newly opened Soul Cafe in MG Road gets a thumbs up from me. Ohh, I almost missed it, I had some really mouth watering chicken chettinad.


• People: At par with my homecity, Calcutta if not better in some aspects. The huge influx educated, self-dependent population gives this city an unique cosmopolitan feel like few other in India. The Bangaloreans are a bunch of chilled out, friendly, majorly peaceful peeps who are an absolutely joy to deal with. The absence of Delhisque "jaat deemag"s were such a welcome refreshment for me.


• Pubs & Bars: I went to Styx along with some other places in MG Road, they play some real neat rock music and serve some good draught beer at prices unimaginable in Delhi, the atmosphere is also very conducive indeed. No snyde remarks/looks at women who are in for a drink like in Delhi! The sheer numbers of bars are amazing and cheap beer with some real nice places make Bangalore the beer-capital of India, hic hic hurray!


• Roads & Traffic: One word, "sucks"!

Overall, in a scale of 1 to 10 with the direction of good being up, I will rate Bangalore at 7, a good 4 points above Delhi and only 1 down from Calcutta.

The Bangalore sky in August!