As mentioned previously, Bangalore (a.k.a. India's City of Parks) has many parks scattered around the city and the two largest are Cubbon Park and Lalbagh Park. One of my Sundays was spent walking around Cubbon Park taking photographs. Many families or couples were out relaxing on the grass patches. This reminded me of how the Indian workers in Sillypore spend their weekends; hanging around in parks with their home-cooked food and bottles of beer.

My walking trip usually ends up in MG Road; usually running into the supermarket for a cold can of Kingfisher (Rs31 or S$1.19). For the new breed IT generation (or commonly termed as Techies), this is the main area where they can hang out and had a cup of gourmet coffee at Cafe Coffee Day (something like Starbucks). MG Road is a major shopping/dining district in Bangalore where you can get international brands (e.g. Levis, Adidias) and expensive touristy ornamental items like a silk kurta or a sandalwood sculpture of Lord Ganesh.

One item that I definitely missed while in Bangalore is seafood; though I am not stating there is none. Due to its geographical location (Bangalore is inland unlike Sillypore), reasonably priced (and fresh) seafood is not readily available. One will either have to visit up-end restaurants to enjoy fresh seafood or do self-catering by making a trip to the local market.