Namma Bengaluru (My Bangalore ) - what to do on weekday- evenings and weekends !!

This Blog is for expats or Indians from other states who are visiting Bangalore for a week or lesser. Read and know What to do in Bangalore in evenings  and on weekends ? Very Short summary

1. Commercial Street – great place for shopping, try KONARK hotel for some Roti-curries (veg rest.), or woodlands for south Indian snacks;
2. M.G. Road/Brigade Road – good place to walk/shop/hang out; you will get very good food on church street; Try Empire – very good non-veg food ;
3. Lal-bagh- its huge botanical garden;  Around lal bagh, there is VV Puram, where you will find “food street”, especially evening time ( chats, butter gulkand, dosas, idlies, baby corn, etc etc)  ; 4kms from lalbagh – there is Basavanagudi- you will find the largest bull statue in the temple, its tourist spot.; the other awesome place to enjoy local food is “vidyarthi bavan” – Dosa. There is also MTR opposite to lalbagh- don’t miss to visit and try – rava idly, ice crem, masala dosa and filter coffee ;
4. Cubbon Park – to hang out ; in Cubbon park – there is aquarium to visit
5. Indiranagar -100 ft road – this is very near to Manipa hospital ; here you will find branded stores ; try out “barbeque Nation “ – non-veg buffet is the best;
6. From Manipal hospital – 10 mins from Cab – you will get metro station called “CMH road” – indiranagar. You can take this metro and go across Bangalore ;
7. You can use – OLA cab and UBER – apps to call taxi from your mobile apps
   1. You can ride and pay
   2. You can rent the car for 2 to 8 hours etc
8. Now you are in Bangalore – 2 days is good; it wil be good if you can take out 2 days time for mysore
   1. Here you can visit mysore palace, zoo, water falls, shivanasamudram etc ,
   2. If you need to arrange safe driver – you can call Prem – 9113234469; he can take you out of Bangalore and safely get you back where where ever you need.

Hyderabad – travelogue:

 This Blog was written to help/guide international / interstate travelers visiting India especially Hyderabad on official trip and want to explore Hyderabad with limited time.  

Places to Visit :
1. Visit Hussian Sagar Lake
        - Take Boat ride in Hussein sager, it will take upto Buddha Statue Island.
2. Char MInar – Old City Charm
         -  Char Minar Around Local markets
         -  Purchase – pearls, bangals, dresses ….best in India
3. Try to watch any movie in IMAX – the largest screen in Asia  (  PRASAD’s multiplex, next to Hussein sagar)
4. Take a walk in early morning (6 am)   at  Kasu Bramanada Reddy National Park : You can catch the glimpse of forest in the city (peacocks, great vegetation)
5. Visit Ice Cream store   “Cream Stone Ice Cream” Opposite To KBR Park, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034, India
6. Take Ride in Auto Rikshaw –you will love your life more !!!  Don’t be surprised if you think the auto or the two vehicle are going to hit each other, they will not, this is Hyderabad follows precision driving – you should not wink your eyelid for a second…you never know who will come in front of you in the road !!!!  enjoy the adventure

 

Evenings :

You can hire cab for 4 hours in the evening
- 1^st evening you can go to Hussain sagar and surrounding places
- Second day you can go to old city – Charminar and do some shopping and visit Shah Gosh for dinner
- Third day you can go to Barbeque nation and have only starters (number of varieties) Thursdays will be special

 Weekend plan:

- Just 10ks from fort is Osman Sagar – sweet water lake – beautiful location  ( Leave early morning 6am to Osman sagar) it’s about 35 kms from Hyderabad
- Then go to Golconda fort .. : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golkonda , come back to old city and visit ShahDab hotel    http://www.shadabfoodcourt.com/  (its near Salarjung museum) ; it takes atleast 3 hours walking;
- After that visit salarjung Museum in old city ; Near Minar Function Hall, Salar Jung Road, Darulshifa, ; this takes atleast 2-3 hours (fast track);
- Optional Places in Old City (if you have time) : Nizams Museum, Chowmalla PalaceSome , Zoo

 Famous Places for Foodies

1. Shah Ghouse Hotel and Restaurant  : Try mutton/Chicken biryani
: 8-191/15, Opposite Bio-Diversity Park, Old Mumbai Highway, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032, India
(It can be visited in between any of the lunch timeo r late night while returning from sight seeing)
 2. Shadab - OLD City Near Char Minar : Try mutton/Chicken biryani        
http://www.shadabfoodcourt.com/       
 3.  Chutneys   : Try idlis and Afternoon veg meals
                  Shop No.1133, 8-2-293/8/A/13, Road Number 36, Jubilee Hills, Above More, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033, India

                 (Andra Meals are most unique food, you should not miss it )

4. Barbeque Nation :Try dinner buffet or lunch buffet
               Address: Plot No. 797, 4th Floor, Araka Prime, Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033, India
               Or
              Survey No: 135/136, Ground Floor, Anvi's Eco Grand, Nanakramaguda Road, Beside Wipro Lake,
5. Try Tea and Bajji’s in the evening in local chai point

Food Specliaties in Andra/Telangana

(Pesartu Dosa, Pesaratu Dosu with upma, Punugulu, etc)
(Generally Andra food will be on hotter side.)
Karachi Biscuits are very famous

 

Best to buy:

Pearls are the best in the world ; very cheap ;  Bargain well ..they will give very good discount