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Trip to Mysore was a sudden plan. So I filled up full tank of extra premium from Indian oil petrol bunk because it gives extra mileage. Early morning around 6.30 am myself and family member of 4 started from house we took Mysore road. The road was not so clumsy because of early morning and traffic was also very less.

The route map from Bangalore to Mysore passes through Bidadi > Ramanagaram > Channapatna > Maddur > Mandya > Srirangapatna > Mysore

Bidadi One can see several “Paradise - Just 30 Kms from Bangalore”  There is an amusement park called ‘Wonder La’ which is near Bidadi. It has several different dry rides, water rides and kiddy rides and a good getaway for parents with little kids and a ‘Innovative film city’ close to that.

Ramanagar is the next town along the way. It’s a town that has a lot of granite quarry activity. That big hit, Sholay  is supposed to have been shot here. (The parts with Gabbar and his hideout) For those with an adventurous spirit, this place offers rock-climbing opportunities. Just a few kilometers past Ramangar, this would be a good place to take a quick break for breakfast before proceeding further.

The next place along the route is Channapatna, very famous for its wooden toys manufactured by small scale industries. Just 5 kms before Channapatna is the Kengal Anjaneya Swamy Temple. This place is about 60 Kms from Bangalore.

Maddur is the next town. This place is popular for a particular type of vada made with onions. It’s called the Maddur Vada.

Next on this route is the very popular town of Srirangapatna. There are several places of interest in Srirangapatna. After few Kilometer from srirangapatna threre is a left turn road which goes to Sangam – The confluence of 2 rivers – Arkavathy and Kaveri On the banks of the Kaveri. At Sangam, there is a Nimishamba Temple. A very powerful Goddess (named Parvati) who is believed to free her devotees from their troubles in a jiffy. Hence the name, Nimishamba (Nimisha means minute). (I have been here too, with my family, on an earlier visit specifically to this temple)

                                                      

The road close to Sangam also has the Daria Daulat – the Summer Palace of the famous king,Tipu Sultan.

The Ranganthitu bird sanctuary is also near to Srirangapatna.

After that we have reached at junction from where we took left turn on the way to Chamundi Hills we have visited the famous Chamundeswari Temple. We have done pujas over there.

And from there on the way toMysore zoo.Its really good. Mysore Zoo, also known as Chamarajendra Zoological garden, was started by Raja Chamaraja Wodeyar X in 1892. One can see many imported birds and animals. If you are a animal lover, you can adopt an animal/bird and take care of the feeding expenses for certain time. Name of the animal, adopter and origin is displayed in front of every cage.

Zoo Visiting hours: 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Ph.0821 - 2440752, 2520302

After visiting that place around 4pm we left for famous Brindavan garden, located about 19kms from the heart of Mysore these beautiful gardens are laid out below the Krishnaraja Sagar dam built across the river Cauvery. Krishnarajasagar (KRS) dam was built across river Cauvery in the year 1924, under the supervision of chief engineer, Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah. These gardens are famous for the illuminated dancing fountains that come to life after sunset. There is also a small Aquarium to vistit. The garden has many open spaces, lawns, illuminated flower beds and ornamental plants. After visting the garden need to cross with a boat ride to the other side of the dam to watch the beautiful musical fountain. The water, coloured light and music are harmonized in the fountain to create a nice music.

Garden Timings:
All Week Days: 6.00am to 8.00pm
Music Fountain Show:
All Week Days: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Saturdays and Sundays: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Then we moved towards parking lot and also got tired on the way we found some guest house its quite cheap. We stayed over a night.

                                                                                          

Next day morning we left for On the way to Mysore, at about 3 kms away from the main road, there are two beautiful small waterfalls called Balmuri Falls and Edmuri Falls. Its a good picnic spot. We had fish fry and egg curry there. On the way there was a sabji mandi from there we got watermelon.

From there  we left for the famous historical Mysore palace. Palace is in the heart of city. It was designed by the English architect Henry Irwin. Entrance of the palace the is a temple to visit.The palace is so beautiful and it has got his own heritage.In side the palace each architecture is beautifully constructed.After visiting the entire mahal we cam out from mahal and had some ice creams and joyous elephant ride.Also purchase some mysore sandals.

Timings:10am to 5:30pm daily (To see inside the palace)
Illumination : Sundays and Public Hoildays 7pm –8pm

On the way from mysore palace we have also visited St.Philomena’s church which is a Roman Catholic Church built around 1840 AD. Church is located about 1 Km from Mysore Palace. Due to time factor we visited the church from outside.

Visiting hours: 5.00 am to 6.00 pm (all the days)

After visiting all those place we are way back to our home Bangalore. It was a hectic Sunday evening. There are lot of traffic on the road. On the way back I was driving around 80km-100km/hr.In between we had a tea break. People will join office on Monday early morning. Overall it was 1 night 2 day memorable trip.