More Bangalore

 We’ve read that Bangalore is mostly a working town, not so much a tourist town. But we wonder - maybe people just aren’t trying hard enough? We took an Uber to Cubbon Park, the largest green space in the city, similar to Centennial Park in Sydney. We spotted squirrels, Ethan climbed trees and rocks, and we meandered under the lovely canopies of trees. The kids play park was closed because of Divali celebrations, but it did look fun (they had a little train to ride… next time!). Just outside the park is the science museum, similar to a powerhouse or questacon. A lot of it was pretty simple (eg. here’s how a cog works, or look how bubbles float to the surface) but for a 4 year old it was really interactive and easy to explain. It was really busy and some of the bigger kids helped Ethan and cheered him on as he played with the exhibits. We bought the $2 tickets to see ‘science on a sphere’ which was an instructor lead session on the planets, all projected onto a giant sphere. Imagery of earth, the sun, the moon and planets all shown brightly as the staff member cracked some jokes about planets. I liked it, and good for kids (plus it was air conditioned).

Then we took an Uber to a little cafe not far from our hotel called Nerlu where had had a coffee and a little toastie. We looked at the adjoining outdoor furniture and plant shop before hopping a taxi back to the hotel from a swim (it had turned quite hot by that stage). We were invited to a rangoli making course yesterday but it wasn’t on so we went today. However we had mixed messages and they sent us down to the pool yet no one was there again. So we asked the front desk and they finally rocked up but it was just a tree planting session. Umm, we can do that at home. Oh well, it only ate up 15min.

We took a taxi to 100 foot road and had a few beers at Chin Lung brewery while Ethan ate some chips. We then crossed the road to Los Cavos for dinner, a Mexican eatery where we had margaritas and tacos. Even though we’d had better Mexican in Sydney, the atmosphere and styling was great. Back at the hotel we went up to the top floor and found an unattended balcony off a hallway that overlooked the city. We watched the fireworks being set off for the second night of Divali. Just as we could hear last night, the endless bangs and booms lit up the night sky in every direction over every house and building. It was nothing like we’d ever seen before, a really special display to end the night.