Quick Meets at Bangalore

hellstar · 3rd July 2009, 11:19

i am game but lets see the numbers , and the mysore route is getting a bit monotonous , a drive to gopalswamy betta is a good idea , but then timing would be an issue .. that place is breath taking in the early mornings.

iceman91 · 3rd July 2009, 11:23

hrag knows a place there but they shut at 11

ShyamSCrdi · 3rd July 2009, 11:58

Guys gopanswamy betta sounds good too. How for is it from Bangalore?

Cheers/Shyam

brraj · 3rd July 2009, 12:02

I am in for the drive

@shyamcrdi - its around 150kms one way.

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A special guest is meeting in his new car at the meeting point and not joining for the drive

Now the big question is which place?

Red Circle · 3rd July 2009, 12:38

May be we drive down to gopalswamy betta early in the morning on Sunday and get back home before evening. Traffic would be lot less in the morning and we can reach the place in about 2hrs i guess. Senior members please suggest.

hellstar · 3rd July 2009, 15:05

or drive down late in the night and get back early in the morning after sunrise at gopalswasmy betta

or nandi hills ? is that an option ? lovely roads

ShyamSCrdi · 3rd July 2009, 15:20

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Originally Posted by hellstar

or drive down late in the night and get back early in the morning after sunrise at gopalswasmy betta

or nandi hills ? is that an option ? lovely roads

Nandhi hills sounds good too. Alright guys lets start polling. +1 for nandhi hills. Guys chip in soon.

Ketan · 3rd July 2009, 15:25

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Originally Posted by brraj

I am in for the drive

@shyamcrdi - its around 150kms one way.

mapmyindia shows 143KMs Bangalore - Mysore.
Gopalswamy betta should be more than that. Gundlupet from Bangalore is 190KMs. You have to continue towards Bandipur on that road and then at around 20-30 kms of bad road (dont think you can go beyond 40-60 here) you have a right turn towards the betta which may be another ~20 KMs or more. So, it should be ~220+ one way with some bad roads, its definitely not a half day stuff!!

You may be able to make it to mysore in no time but roads after that are not so quick, especially once you cross gundlupet.
you may need to stretch that 2 hour estimation, it seems difficult.

brraj · 3rd July 2009, 15:27

is there any hangout place near nandhi hills which is open 24/7?

Not many is interested in driving so far so may be we can skip Gopalswamy betta this time.

raj.barcode · 3rd July 2009, 15:32

How about trying tumkur road "coffee day" or Kamat upachar opposite,
its open till late night and coffee day is 24hrs

ShyamSCrdi · 3rd July 2009, 15:36

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Originally Posted by raj.barcode

How about trying tumkur road "coffee day" or Kamat upachar opposite,
its open till late night and coffee day is 24hrs

But then tumkur road is in a big mess. I came by tumkur road - nice road - mysore road last time and found that tumkur road is in a very bad condition.

brraj · 3rd July 2009, 15:45

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Originally Posted by ShyamSCrdi

But then tumkur road is in a big mess.

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Tumkur road, Krishnagiri road are filled with trucks.
old madras road - Road repair
I guess we have left out with mysore road / BIA road.

As people needs change maybe we can drive to nandi hills spend some time there and get back to Bangalore International airport and hangout in coffee day.

gowda79 · 3rd July 2009, 15:46

Or guys go to the Woodlands near Kolar, the road should be good for driving

Red Circle · 3rd July 2009, 15:46

For the night drive Mysore rd seems to be a better bet and incase its a day drive over the weekend then gopalswamy betta.

ShyamSCrdi · 3rd July 2009, 15:59

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Originally Posted by gowda79

Or guys go to the Woodlands near Kolar, the road should be good for driving

But then that is only a small strip not so complete like the mysore road or the BIA road. The coffee day idea after nandhi hills seems like a good idea to me. Oh! but for the guys who want to drive fast i hope there are no cops there because there are many cops on the BIA road with the speed gun thinggy :P.

Cheers/Shyam

3rd July 2009, 11:19	#886
hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	i am game but lets see the numbers , and the mysore route is getting a bit monotonous , a drive to gopalswamy betta is a good idea , but then timing would be an issue .. that place is breath taking in the early mornings.
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	hrag knows a place there but they shut at 11
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ShyamSCrdi BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 344 Thanked: 2 Times	Guys gopanswamy betta sounds good too. How for is it from Bangalore? Cheers/Shyam
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brraj BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 913 Thanked: 1,282 Times	I am in for the drive @shyamcrdi - its around 150kms one way. Updated list ========= ShyamSCrdi - Getz crdi hellstar - peted verna satya - Peted elantra Tadu - peted elantra raj.barcode - skoda diesel rahul brraj - peted elantra iceman91 - baleno Red Circle - santro tentative ========= prabhuav - peted elantra A special guest is meeting in his new car at the meeting point and not joining for the drive Now the big question is which place? Last edited by brraj : 3rd July 2009 at 12:10.
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Red Circle BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 16 Times	May be we drive down to gopalswamy betta early in the morning on Sunday and get back home before evening. Traffic would be lot less in the morning and we can reach the place in about 2hrs i guess. Senior members please suggest. Last edited by Red Circle : 3rd July 2009 at 12:41.
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hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	or drive down late in the night and get back early in the morning after sunrise at gopalswasmy betta or nandi hills ? is that an option ? lovely roads Last edited by hellstar : 3rd July 2009 at 15:13.
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brraj BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 913 Thanked: 1,282 Times	is there any hangout place near nandhi hills which is open 24/7? Not many is interested in driving so far so may be we can skip Gopalswamy betta this time. Last edited by brraj : 3rd July 2009 at 15:31.
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raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	How about trying tumkur road "coffee day" or Kamat upachar opposite, its open till late night and coffee day is 24hrs
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gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Or guys go to the Woodlands near Kolar, the road should be good for driving
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3rd July 2009, 15:46	#899
Red Circle BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 16 Times	For the night drive Mysore rd seems to be a better bet and incase its a day drive over the weekend then gopalswamy betta.
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