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[ic2011, 22/06/2011] i had a great experience with hotel services
[koshkha, 10/10/2010] In the days when the British were trying to stamp their mark on India, Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali were thorns in their side. As other local leaders fell under the rule of the East India Company and the British army, Tipu Sultan fought back again and again, earning himself the nickname of the Tiger of Mysore. He wasn't a sultan - his father just gave him that name, a bit like Michael Jackson calling his son 'Prince Michael' but sometimes if you believe it enough, you can make a name into a title.
If you visit the region between Hyderabad and Mysore as we did last year, you cannot fai
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[koshkha, 10/10/2010] If you had asked me what there was to see in Bangalore before we actually went there, then I would have struggled to tell you the main attractions with the exception of the Lal Bagh gardens and its famous greenhouse. Based on my very very basic knowledge of Hindi, I think Lal Bagh means 'red gardens' but I could well be wrong. What I did know was that it ranked near the top of the city's 'must see' list.
Sunday afternoon was a good time to go since it seemed that the whole of the city was out in force to take a stroll in the city's biggest park. Unlike many attractions, this is one where be
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[koshkha, 09/10/2010] Our guidebook had claimed that Bangalore Palace was only open for one week each year so we'd struck it off our target list for a visit. I'm not sure if the book was correct and we had just struck incredibly lucky with our timing but I suspect it's not open very often but certainly more than only one week per year. We were lucky that the auto-rickshaw driver who had pestered us until we finally gave in and agreed to go with him knew his stuff and urged us to let him take us to the palace.
Bangalore Palace is a bizarre place that's not as old as you might expect but is every bit as weird as you
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[koshkha, 06/07/2010] We stayed at Terrace Gardens in Bangalore for three days over two visits. The first visit was for two nights and then we left for Mysore and returned a few days later for a final night. I found the hotel after asking for advice on the Indiamike travel website. If you don’t know a city, especially one as large as Bangalore, it’s really tough to choose somewhere. Add to that the fact that Bangalore is ridiculously expensive and that many of the lower cost hotels don’t have websites, and you’ll understand why a recommendation is so important.
Terrace Gardens was recommended as a British-style
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