Bangalore: India's Garden City & Tech Capital
โจ City Highlights Once a "pensioner's paradise", Bengaluru (Bangalore) now blends tech hubs ๐ป with colonial charm โ. Its pleasant climate (25ยฐC year-round) earns the title "Garden City" ๐ณ. ๐ Vidhana Soudha (Parliament Building) Architectural Powerhouse: Built in 1956 with Dravidian domes + Indo-Saracenic arches Illuminated nightly with 96,000 bulbs ๐ก (best view at 7PM) โจFun Fact: Houses the world's longest legislative desk (45m)! ๐ Cubbon Park (City's Green Lungs) Oasis Stats:300+ acres with 6,000 trees ๐ด (including rare African Sausage trees!)Free yoga sessions at dawn ๐งโ๏ธ๐Hidden Gem: The red State Central Library ๐โa Victorian-era beauty ๐ Bangalore Palace Windsor Castle of the East:Built in 1887 for a Mysuru maharaja Must-See:Tudor-style turrets ๐ฐKrishna Raja murals (painted by the king himself!) ๐จElvis Presley's personal piano ๐น (yes, really!) ๐ Ulsoor Lake Serenity in the City:123-acre lake with 8 islands ๐๏ธ Ganesh Chaturthi Magic:10,000+ devotees immerse idols ๐ (eco-friendly clay now mandatory)Nighttime floating diya ceremony ๐ #Ulsoor Lake#Cubbon Park#Vidhana Soudha#Bengaluru#Indian#capital#Indian guide