Explore Mysore: The beautiful city of Karnataka: Part 2

The next day, we went to Chamundihills. Chamundi is only about 13 kms from Mysore and so we took a bus, route number 201 from the Mysore main bus stand till Chamundi. The bus took us via the Mysore zoo a well. The total travel time was only about 30 minutes and we thoroughly enjoyed the view on the way.  You can either go for free darshan or buy tickets for darshan. It depends upon the crowd. The temple is usually crowded during Tuesdays and Fridays. The Chamundeshwari Temple is supposed to be one among the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas in India.

After visiting the temple, on our way back, we checked out the Mysore Zoo. Mysore zoo is very famous and has got a variety of animals and birds.

We walked for about 4 kms across the zoo and spent time with each animal. For people, who cannot walk, there is an option of battery operated buses as well. At the entrance of the zoo, stands the majestic giraffe. You can find lions, elephants, tigers, leopards, various types of apes and birds, bears, deer, hippo, rhino etc. The beautiful concept about Mysore zoo is that the animals can be adopted by people and the animal's living and maintenance expenses are paid off by the people who adopt.

There are still a lot of places to cover in Mysore. It is a lovely city and one should definitely explore.

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.