Friday, January 1, 2016

Trip to Mysore

Mar 2022
Commute:
- Went in Nexon. Took about 3.5 hrs including 30min break.

Stay:
- Stayed at Aishwarya Le Royal (opp. to Philomena Church)
- Booked through Goibebo for Rs.2000/- per night
- The room was too noisy due to constant traffic outside
- There was no good restaurant nearby, but, all attractions were closeby
- Overall, NOT worth staying in that place again

Places of Visit:
- Ranganathittu bird sanctuary
- Chamundi Hills
- GRS Snowcity & UpDown Museum
- Lokarangan Aquatic World
- Karangi lake park (closed at 5:30 PM)
- Forum Mall (too crowded on Sunday evening)


2016

Stay

  • Stayed in 'The Dawn' Hotel
    • Took an A/C room. It was pretty good and comfortable. It was about 2K per day.
    • The charges included complimentary breakfast, which was decent.
    • The restaurant is Veg/Non-Veg. So, we had to go to Kamat that was 2 kms from this hotel.
    • There was a Super market opposite to the hotel, which was a good add-on.
Commute
  • Went in car, which proved to be very useful for all the trips inside Mysore
    • Used GPS & Data connection for locating all the places.
    • Had breakfast at A2B in Bidadi (before Innovative film city)
Places Visited
  • Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (15 kms before entering Mysore)
  • Mysore Zoo (could have used the battery operated vehicle)
  • Sand Museum
  • Mall of Mysore
  • Karanji Lake (very good - boating, butterflies, pheasants, kids park etc.)
  • Brindavan Gardens (aquarium at the entry was good, but, Musical Fountain was not good)


Trip to Malaysia (2024)

  Flight - Booked direct flight from AirAsia that costed about Rs. 85k (including seat selection) - Note: Try NOT to book MID-NIGHT flights ...