Travelling

In the one month that we have been here we travelled once to Mysore and the other time to Hubli. Both of them were by trains and experience was mixed.

On our trip back from Mysore to Bangalore we were travelling in unreserved compartment and people were stuffed every nook and corner of the compartment. Anisha and Anirudh found out how inconvenient travel can be in India but at the same time were amused by the fact that you could climb onto to the top bunk and sit there.

The journey to Hubli from Bangalore was during night and was pleasantly surprised when they handed us blankets, sheets and pillows. I later came to know that it is only for AC and 1st class compartments. The journey back from Hubli was during daytime and the biggest nuisance was the catering vendors. All the 8 hrs on the train there was hardly a gap of 1 min between when the first vendor left and the second one showed up. SO, for 8 hrs you were smelling food or hearing the musical pronouncement of the food from these vendors.

The good thing at Bangalore Train Station is you now have pre-paid taxi and auto service like they have it at airports. This protects the tourists and also there is no scope for Autorickshaw to refuse to come to your area.

As for travelling within Bangalore it is nothing short of HELL. Unless you are travelling early in the morning before 9 am or after 8 pm, life can be miserable especially certain heavily used roades. Don't even think of going to Majestic.

There is lot of flyover construction in Bangalore which has caused major disruptions. The dividers and 1-way has definitely helped regulate the traffic but missing a turn can really cost you.

Because the traffic is so heavy , crossing the road is next to impossible since nobody gives you an inch and that is the part that frustrates me most, since every time you cross the road on foot, you are risking your life. I want to do something about it but not sure how to go about doing it for now.