The Introvert's Bangalore

It's been four days since I moved to Chennai for good. And my head keeps doing re-runs of my days in Bangalore. More specifically, my little trysts with Nature in Bangalore. When I moved to The Garden City, all I could notice was the terrible traffic and the nonsensical honking vehicles (Chennai-ites don't do that much), the unbearable air pollution (a surprise, going by the green cover in the city), the pubs, and the rude autowalas. But before I knew it, I was falling in love with the city . Because to balance out the traffic jams, raucous pubs and the mall-crazy kids, Bangalore had serene leafy lanes, and beautiful green parks everywhere. Add to it the amazing weather. 

So though Bangalore is majorly a city for the social and party-going types, you get to find your space here. No one will bother you. You can sit at a park under a tree, cycle around at midnight, or walk home after catching a movie at 2 AM, all alone. You can sit all by yourself at a coffee shop and read a book. You can take a solitary walk on a winter night, on a tree-lined lane. It is soul-nourishing! And during spring, every tree is in bloom, and being among them makes you happy. Oh, and the rains! Getting drenched in Bangalore's rain is a different experience. You'll just want to keep walking and walking and walking under the pouring heavens, while admiring the sound of rain drops falling on the canopy of green overhead. When the rains have stopped the entire city looks fresh, and the trees would be glistening in the morning sun. Which brings me to the early morning sights in Bangalore. It continues to be quite a lazy city :) I used to take early morning walks there, and the sight of sunlight filtering through foliage is one to behold! You can never get bored of it, or get tired of photographing it. I'll leave you with the one image that triggered this blog post: