27th October 2013, 17:56
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| Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Its been over 15 years since I took out some time to walk down the once charming MG Road of Bangalore. The ever increasing traffic, parking nightmare, there are many excuses I dish out when I am confronted with an idea to be at MG Road. All the ideas or invite to be at MG Road was at the peak time invariably and I kept putting MG Road off my list. I continue to live in Bangalore, but tend to avoid MG Road! Metro - no, I never traveled in it till now at Bangalore. Today (27th October 2013) was the day, since I had to meet my friends after a very long time and the only convenient place was MG Road. And the best part was we were to meet for breakfast early morning and to disperse by the time traffic picks up. That seemed interesting to me and I set out to meet my friends. I reached MG Road by 07:30AM. Parked Swifty comfortably and took a deep sigh and looked at MG Road. Empty stretch calmed me down. The Metro have completely changed the charming looks it once had. Changing time, Changing face... This ad for an art show I found at MG Road concurred with me Bangalore, The city in transit  I had a lot of time in hand till my friends arrive, and I decided to have a small stroll on MG Road. Last edited by laluks : 28th October 2013 at 06:45. |
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27th October 2013, 18:25
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore MG Road sporting a very different look with the Metro Station  The Traffic Cop was friendly and shared a few similar thoughts on MG Road  Metro, the new landmark  Old and new co existing!  Higginbothams - I remember this building!  Yes, I remember Deccan Herald too  True!  I remembered reading a lot about the famed Boulevard of MG Road being destroyed for Metro, and it being reconstructed and reopened with a face lift. I found the entry to the boulevard next to Metro and took a walk on it. There was a walkway at the road level and another one at a height. The one at the road level was barricaded and I was told it will be opened after 10:00AM only. So I took a stroll on the top. The area is now called Rangoli - Metro Art Center  I took a stroll on the top lane  It was quite interesting with pergolas made for creepers   The Metro lane was blocking views  Can you see the Metro?  Before I started I reached the end!  So I walked back again!  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 18:39
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore It was interesting to see many paintings done by Kids on the display on the boulevard        Gandhi's message - seems to be the theme this month  I think some one drove me here for a dinner many years ago. Is there any restaurant up there?  Old and New, Higginbothams and metro!  I remember TOI, but this building looked different  This guy was playing cricket on MG Road!  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 19:05
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Since the walkway below was closed (opens only by 10, and I was not sure I'd be there till then), I walked along the road to check it out. Snake and Ladder Game  A lot of pictures by kids were on display   Interesting sculptures    Friendship Point  Some function was planned at 10  The orientation of the walkway  Love the empty roads  Swifty happily parked at MG Road!   Some traffic seems to build up  Ministry of Tourism has an office here, curious to know what they do?  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 19:29
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore By now I got a call that my friends would be reaching in another 30 minutes time. So I decided to walk on St Marks road a bit before proceeding to the dead end of MG road towards Cubbon Park side. Book Society Building  Seems Hard Rock Cafe is here now!   Koshy's  It was just getting opened!  Old world Charm  KC Das is also nearby  The other end of MG Road   Old Board is still there   St. Mark's Cathedral   Book House  Bible Society of India  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 19:45
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore I wondered at what this structure was!    It turned out that it was "Applied DNA"    Cycling is Timeless  Bicycle sharing systems?  I walked on the boulevard on the other side too.     I decided to sit down for a while waiting for my friends to arrive  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 20:07
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore I can already see two happy faces  KSM_Vtec and Shanks  A morning sprint on MG road, much to my amusement!  We went to Koshy's  Jeep Captain joins us  Deciding the menu   That's a meet in a very long time!  The place had an old world charm!  Appam and Mutton Stew   Coffee  Sugar bowl was refreshingly different  KSM_Vtec happy with his order  Jeep Captain was tired from the BODA (Bangalore Off roading activity) the previous day  KSM_Vtec gets training on by two coffee   That's a happy bunch!  By 10:30 we finished our meet and breakfast and parted ways. KSM goes to Mumbai an Jeep Captain goes to Kerala. God knows when we meet again! continued... |
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27th October 2013, 20:18
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Since it was past 10, I decided to check out the lower walkway of the boulevard, before heading back home. There were diyas for sale  The program was on  It was a majic show      Friendship Point   More of the lower boulevard   Informative Ad's    Some more Paintings by kids   Ants!   continued... |
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27th October 2013, 20:34
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Bangalore Over the Years!         More Sculptures     More pictures on display     Chilipili  Walkway   A chariot  End of boulevard  Information for you  continued... |
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27th October 2013, 20:48
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Deccan herald Again  Namma Metro        Unity building    Very True!   Majic show continues...     continued... |
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27th October 2013, 20:57
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore It was time to claim Swifty back from the parking   These fellows were    Any ways my stint with MG road ends now for a very long time to come! Almost 4 hours, I think that's enough for now The End This was an impulsive log. Thanks for reading Last edited by laluks : 28th October 2013 at 07:37. |
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28th October 2013, 12:39
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28th October 2013, 13:59
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Thanks Lalu for sharing this. Brought back some good memories of the City I lived for 2 years. Even with the metro, the stretch of road has some old world charm; maybe it’s the magic of your photos |
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28th October 2013, 14:03
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| Re: Swifted : Boulevard and Breakfast at Bangalore Sir, that was brilliant. Thank you for bringing a totally new side of Bangalore. Bangalore indeed is a beautiful city and i just loved the 3 months I spent there back in 2006. Regards diesel Last edited by Dieseltuned : 28th October 2013 at 14:04. Reason: spelling mistake |
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