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Photos from Bangalore - 22/05/08

I’m happy to report that I finally got around to taking some photos on Thursday afternoon and night. There isn’t much to report from Wednesday… It began raining almost as soon as we left the office. We were going to go out but, with all the traffic in the rain, we just ended up sitting in the car for a couple hours before we just decided to go back to the hotel.

On Thursday, though, we decided to take a half day so we could visit the Bennaghatta Biological Park… Here, we went on a safari, of sorts. We boarded a bus, sat all the way in the front next to the driver and drove through a controlled outdoor habitat for some wild animals. I must say, though, the most dangerous part of the trip was the ride itself. We were flying through these dirt roads until we’d come upon some tigers or lions and the bus would suddenly stop so everyone could take photos. It was a little tough for me since the bus was surrounded by a wire grate and I only had a little hole on the side through which I could stick the lens.

After the safari, we headed back into town where we were planning on eating dinner. Since we were early, we walked around Commercial Street for an hour or two. Commercial Street is exactly what it sounds like… Narrow streets, packed with people and shops. Very cool photo location.

Finally, after browsing through the shops and people-watching, we met up with some more colleagues at an Afghan restaurant called Samarkand. This place is phenomenal. I can’t even remember what exactly I ate but it was fantastic. I highly recommend this place if you’re ever in Bangalore. We will likely return next week since one of our coworkers has been dealing with an upset stomach the last two days and didn’t join us last night.

Anyway, I finally have some photos online now. This is just a glimpse into some of the photos I have and they really haven’t been edited too much. Also, I’m not sure when I’ll be able to upload photos next. Uploading from the hotel is out of the question. Too slow. And, next week, I will be fairly busy in the office. I will try to blog fairly regularly but the photos themselves may be few and far between until I get back. It’s a shame, too, because I think this weekend will be a great photo weekend.

At any rate, here are some of the photos…

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