Explore Mysore, the beautiful city of Karnataka: Part 1

On a visit to Mysore recently, we had a chance to see a variety of places, which would interest kids and seniors alike.

We boarded Shatabdi Express from Bangalore station at 11:00am and got down at Mysore station at 1:00pm. We checked into a hotel and immediately afterwards, took off on our journey.

We went to the Mysore palace first which is a magnificent palace built by Wodeyars in 14^th Century.

While you are doing the rounds of the Palace, you will go around the Audience Chamber, Royal wedding hall, Public Durbar, the Kusti Akada and the Armoury and the Kusti Akada. There are beautiful oil paintings which adorn the walls of the hall. Most of the paintings are done by Raja Ravi Verma. The palace grounds is quite huge and if you take a round around the palace on the shuttle, you will really enjoy it. There are elephant and camel rides also which the kids really enjoy. In the evenings, the palace is illuminated and the view is fabulous.

In the evening, we went to Brindavan Gardens. It is one of the oldest gardens to have lights, musical fountains etc. When the garden is illuminated in the evenings, it is a sight to behold.

The garden is built in the form of terrace. You can take route number 303 from the city bus-stand to reach Brindavan Gardens. It is the cheapest and the best way to travel.