Daredevil Ride

Took a plane to Bangaluru early in the morning. Uneventful. Then got on new huge sized air conditioned bus with new driver and busboy to go to Mysore. This guy drives like a maniac, several gasps from the rooting section but no crashes. Had lunch at a memorable place- McDonald's, saving our budgets for an elegant dinner. We had chicken Mc spicys and 2 ice cream cones each. It was delicious! On to the summer palace of Tipu Sultan in Srirangapatna. It was a fabulous palace on the inside but alas no photos and very nondescript from the outside. Very memorable historical wall paintings and carved walls. Also a museum of Sultans and famous people form this area. Tipu Sultan was know as the tiger of Mysore because he was so ferocious against the English, he was finally defeated in 1800. Mother met the boss man at the palace and buttered him up for a phot of the palace since no cameras were allowed. She managed to get the only brocure and also his card with name address and e-mail for any further questions.
Then we saw the remains of the fort and Tipu's Palace which was torn to the ground when the British conquered the town.



Here we are in the hotel "western" bar which has seats with saddles.