Woke up at 3.00am, showered and got ready to check out as we were scheduled to depart for the airport at 4.00am :-O YUPPP!!! FOUR A.M.!!!!
Arrived Bangalore at around 7.00am and immediately transferred to hotel for check-in. It was a mad dash to get ready as our travel mart was to start at 11.30am.
(angkat tangan siapa yang masih kata "seronoknyer keje you, selalu dpt jalan-jalan....!")
my room @ le meridien, bangalore
Our day ended at 6.30pm.
The next day, we managed to steal some time to see the city.
I'd made arrangements with a couple of girls to go out that morning after breakfast, and so we decided to take the tuk-tuk :-D
When we got to where we wanted to go, turned out the shops were still closed. So, we decided to just wander around. Then, another tuk-tuk driver came up to us and offered to take us to another place to shop, and will also include some sights in Bangalore. 3 hours for Rps.50! It was an unbelievable offer, so we obviously grabbed it.
pose dengan tuk-tuk adalah wajib, okay :-)First he took us to the local emporium to get ready-made clothes and sarees. I got Aina a yellow salwar complete with dupatta for her, and got myself a cotton-silk blend blouse with beading around the collar. Cost? Aina's 100% cotton salwar set was RM26 and my blouse was RM63 :-D
Actually, it was a good(???) thing I left most of my money in the safe at the hotel. The emporium had SOOOOO many choices of beautiful sarees to choose from and I was tempted many times over. Only the thought of being penniless so early in the trip stopped me from borrowing money from my equally-tempted mates!!! LOL LOL LOL
(diriku masih waras -- berjaya mengawal diri dengan cemerlang!! ehehehe......)
The tuk-tuk driver then took us to this mosque, the Jamma Mosque. Ladies aren't allowed into the mosque so we only managed to snap pics outside, near the main gate. It was a good-sized mosque and the guard was friendly enough to leave the gate open so that we could snap a good view of the building.
ni kawasan lapang luar masjid, tempat segala aktiviti bulan ramadhandan jugak tempat berkumpul jemaah haji
After the mosque, we asked to be taken to a shop where we could get souvenirs but I guess since he probably gets a commission, he took us to one of the more pricey shops where they sold bracelets, wood carvings and stuff. It was all beautiful, but seriously, we were thinking more along the lines of key chains and fridge magnets!! LOL
In the end, we asked him where we could get Lakme products, the local cosmetics. I was specifically looking for the Lakme Kajal i.e. eye liner/pencil as the thickness of the line can be controlled, and the best thing is, it does NOT smudge! I love it!!! The first shop he took us, Lakme was not available but we did buy the sandalwood face pack. Among other things, the face pack had sandalwood, rose water and turmeric in it so it made our skin really soft (the lady demonstrated it on our hands).
After that, I think the driver finally understood what we wanted so he took us to the local Health & Glow (the equivalent of Guardian) and there I managed to get my kajal. Again, since I had limited cash, I only allowed myself to borrow a very minimum amount from one of the girls, and decided to buy more when we got to another city.
We had to rush back to the hotel, as we were to check out at 3.30pm and leave for the airport for our next city.
at Bangalore Airport
We arrived Ahmedabad at around 8.30pm, and checked in straight into the hotel.
my room @ Pride Hotel, Ahmedabad Our session started at 9.30am, and it was a whirlwind until we finally closed up at 5.30pm.
I didn't get to see much of Ahmedabad (none at all, actually!) as we had to quickly check out and leave for the airport. Our flight was at 7.40pm, and we had to make a mad mad mad dash to the airport.
Our next destination, MUMBAI.....
