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Saturday was a tourism day, Martin visiting all the key, recommended places in Bangalore, all of which were pretty close to the hotel. But first stop was Sandra's old neighbourhood again and this time, the church she'd been christened in, the school her father had taught at and the site of the family home were all located and photographed.
After that, a whistle stop tour was made of the Karnataka High Court building (Karnataka is the state which Bangalore is in), Vidhana Sabha (state parliament building), Bangalore Palace, Cubban Park, Bull Temple and the lovely Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.
Ate lots more Indian food in the evening and watched What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
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St Xavier's Church on St John's Church Road. Sandra was christened here. |
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St Xavier's Church |
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The Karnataka High Court |
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Vidhana Sabha (state parliament building) |
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Government work is God's work apparently! |
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Vidhana Sabha |
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Gardening.... |
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Bangalore Palace |
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The walls of Bangalore Palace were adorned with old photographs of a bygone era.... |
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.... an era which few animals miss! |
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Inside the palace |
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The gardens of the palace |
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The palace is reminscent of Windsor Palace in the UK |
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There's no "nanny state" in India! Look at where these boys work..... |
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.......splat! |
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At the entrance to the Bull Temple, Martin had a fresh coconut milk drink and had a chat with this very nice couple. |
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Part of the temple |
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Inside the main part of the temple with the bull itself |
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Outside the main part of the temple |
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Pictures of Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens...... |
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