I love Bangalore! I am not a born Bangalorean, like most people I know, but just as well I fell in love with the place at first sight, 10 years ago. When I first came here, it was a village, town and metropolis all rolled into one ...in its own unique concoction. The weather was perfect, the tree lined roads, lanes and back alleys were just heaven!
Those were the times of short hot and sunny days and long cool and pleasant evenings (brought on by a light drizzle that came with clockwork precision whenever it became uncomfortably hot).
Brigade street did not look like a sorry cousin of times square. 100 ft road in indira nagar had not yet discovered the brand brigade and CMH was not yet balding away like a middle aged man loosing his hair.Malleswaram was quaint and affordable and RT nagar far from being the posh residential area that it now aspires to be.
Infact the old airport was practically outside the city and Kemp Fort was like Appu Ghar, meriting a special picnic style visit. Noone had yet imagined the new airport amidst the lush farmland.And here we are today, vast tree-less expanses and way too much traffic.
Oh namma Bengaluru!
For those yearning to see the good old days, you can get a glimpse here:http://www.discoverbangalore.com/oldbangalore.htm
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