Thursday 20 October 2011

Rocking The Bangalore Skyline

There's a nice rocky mount at Lalbagh Gardens where you get a good view of Bangalore's skyline.

The hill.  At the top is a watch tower built by Kempe Gowda.  It's a popular place to hang out, eat a snack and get your picture taken.



The view is lovely -- and from a certain angle, it looks just like a Robert Frank photograph.  Or at least that's James' comparison fantasy.



2 comments:

  1. found your blog while bloghopping, stayed to read after the B'lore references as I'm from there...the tower isn't called Kempe Gowda, it was built by him - there are 4, that mark the extent of Bangalore, which was his capital (late 16th century, if I remember my history correctly).

    M

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  2. Many thanks for finding our blog and being kind enough to provide a correction. You're right and it's also best not to trust guide books! Correction implemented. Enjoy more Bangalore posts and stick around for the rest of our two year adventure in India.

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