At last! ;o) Eyes hardly open after a 2-hour night… Driver waiting for us in front of the reception at 7am… The donator? A university professor we met a few days ago… Car+driver for a day! Great! We saw so many places… Just a few words about the palaces and the garden…
The Palace… Beautiful one! Took 400 hundreds years to be build… Just amazing and peaceful! Walking bare feet in huge rooms and in the garden. And, surprise… I met the guy from the Jain Temple in Mumbai! Quite a coincidence…
"The Maharaja's Palace is one of the important sights in Mysore. Built in Indo-Saracenic style with domes, turrets, arches and colonnades,the Palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world. Intricately carved doors open on to luxuriously furnished rooms. The majestic Durbar Hall has an ornate ceiling and many sculpted pillars. The magnificent jewel studded golden throne of the Wodeyars is displayed here during the Dasera festival. Illuminated on Sundays and public holidays ,the palace presents a spectacle of breathtaking beauty. "
Garden near a dam only built by human forces… Kind of a romantic (and kitsch!) place for Indian tourists. Our guide was so enthusiastic about it. Asking me to take as many pictures as possible :o)
