India Again

Various photos from a 6 month return to Bangalore. The "again" because I have done various longish stints in Delhi and Bangalore before

Saturday, August 12, 2006

They do say let sleeping dogs lie...


Well these dogs were just resting in the middle of a path in Lal Bagh gardens. To be fair to them - the gardens weren't that busy yet... but why not the grass. Posted by Picasa

My first Indian Giraffe

Or is it meant to be Indian Elephant ?
Annual flower & garden show at Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore. All set for Independence day... although some of the displays were beginning to fade
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Up on the roof (reprise)

Not quite as classy as the Gym or hotel restaurant - this is the roof top canteen of the CSR office in Bangalore.
Good variety of food daily, Indian bread cooked fresh... and views over Bangalore (although being replaced by views of offices)
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Towers

 
This is one of the towers on my compound in Bangalore (St. Johns Wood in Kormungula). Quite clever design of towers, each block has 4 separate towers with a central service area. There is a light well down the centre... and the reason they have 4 towers is so you only have 1 neighbour.
I think the apartments are a great size and if reproduced in the UK might make apartments more popular in the UK. Not sure if it's a good idea or not, but each block consists of either 2 or 3 bed apartments. [ Bad idea, likely to be a poor mix of families - Good idea, the 2 beds towers like mine have less children :-) ] Posted by Picasa