Today we took a very interesting and informative tour of Banglore. I didn't know much about the city but it has an interesting past; especially prior and during British rule (Churchill lived her prior to Boer War). During the 1980's and 1990's there was little development and it was a smaller town. Today it has become the center of IT and industry, and engineering and is very developed. Bangalore was also the first city in India to have electricity.
India appears to be constantly moving forward, with little to no preservation of the past, so consquently older buildings are torn down in favor of newer, modern construction. We were able today to see both newer parts of town, some older colonial buildings, churches, temples, and even traditional neighborhoods cows and all. I also learned a bit more about cost of living. An average person without a college degree can make about 4-6 thousand Rupees a month while someone with a college degree can make at least 10 thousand. There are about 60 Rupees to the dollar. Some things are relatively inexpensive, as you can see from the McDonalds photo a sandwich is about 36 rupees, while gas is the same, about 73 rupees per liter which works out to be close to $4.50 a gallon.
Please check out the pictures below and feel free to comment. I am hoping they will give you an insight into Bangalore.
Some random traffic pictures taken during our tour today.
Colonial House still remaining in the center of Bangalore. Many of these houses don't exist any more as there is no preservation of historical buildings.
Banyan Tree in center of town
This plaque was on the wall of one of the churches we visited. Note how he died!!!
McDonalds has only been in Bangalore since 2004. They do not have any meat (burgers) but many other options. Sandwiches are also very reasonable, on 35-50 Rupees (about 60 Rupees to the dollar). They also deliver!
We visited an old neighborhood within the center of the city. The houses were very small and the streets narrow however the people were friendly and welcoming and it was interesting to see how the "average" person lives.
This is street art or Rangoli. Women was the house/floor in the mornings then paint a new design in chalk on the front step/front of the house. This is done every morning.
Cows are truly found throught the city. They are not eaten as they are considered useful and valuable. This one was tied up outside the house and being fed.
These two pictures show the front of their house. It is decorated to signify a special event in the household. In this case their daughter was getting married today.
This was a small shrine in the wall of the house to a god.
Alsoor Market
India appears to be constantly moving forward, with little to no preservation of the past, so consquently older buildings are torn down in favor of newer, modern construction. We were able today to see both newer parts of town, some older colonial buildings, churches, temples, and even traditional neighborhoods cows and all. I also learned a bit more about cost of living. An average person without a college degree can make about 4-6 thousand Rupees a month while someone with a college degree can make at least 10 thousand. There are about 60 Rupees to the dollar. Some things are relatively inexpensive, as you can see from the McDonalds photo a sandwich is about 36 rupees, while gas is the same, about 73 rupees per liter which works out to be close to $4.50 a gallon.
Please check out the pictures below and feel free to comment. I am hoping they will give you an insight into Bangalore.
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Colonial House still remaining in the center of Bangalore. Many of these houses don't exist any more as there is no preservation of historical buildings. 
This is street art or Rangoli. Women was the house/floor in the mornings then paint a new design in chalk on the front step/front of the house. This is done every morning.
Cows are truly found throught the city. They are not eaten as they are considered useful and valuable. This one was tied up outside the house and being fed. 
These two pictures show the front of their house. It is decorated to signify a special event in the household. In this case their daughter was getting married today. 
Some random pictures from the street. 
This was a small shrine in the wall of the house to a god. 
Alsoor Market
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