Things I'll miss about Bangalore!

It's just been 3 weeks since I moved back to Mumbai from Bangalore (with a week in between in Assam), but I already miss the city which I otherwise found boring while there - ah well, you know - the grass is always greener on the other side ;) In no particular order, here's what I'll miss badly...

• Lalbagh Botanical Gardens - Simply beautiful - would offer something new every week!
  
• My bachelor pad :)
  
• Haggling with the autorickshaw guys - oh it's a royal freakin' pain
  
• Sangria nights at Olive Beach
  
• Sunny's Special Blue Cheese Salad at, well, Sunny's
  
• Roadside food at V.V. Puram and Chikpet
  
• Brigade Road, Church Road and M.G. Road - my daily haunts
  
• The St.Mark's Road Barista which perhaps has the best interiors I've seen for a café
  
• The Coffee World at Mota Arcade which reminded me of Central Perk. By the way although they are not as popular as Barista and Cafe Coffee Day I rate them the best!
  
• Microsoft colleagues and acquaintances! Made so many awesome friends here :)
  
• Friday morning break-feasts at the office pantry. The only day I used to reach on time. Sometimes.
  
• The Cha Bar, Barista, Oxford Bookstore, Spa and Athena at The Leela
  
• The gorgeous view and the expanse at Ista
  
• The lazy Sunday brunches with friends - Oberoi, Chancery Pavilion, Casa Del Sol
  
• Taika's awesome dance floor - although they don't allow you to dance anymore!
  
• SoCare - an NGO all of us visited and spent a day with kids. Wish I spent more time :(
  
• Breakfasts at Koshy's and Konark (highly recommended)
  
• A million restaurants - Bangalore is truly a foodie paradise!
  
• 3Storys - Amazing homely restaurant on Lavelle Road with a Goa -like ambience and the yummiest coastal cuisine which'll leave you smacking your fingers. They didn't bribe me to say this really :) Recommendations: Fish meal, 'bibinca', 'dodol' (desert), kadlai curry
  
• Walking from the Airport Road to Shantinagar frustated with autorickshaws who wouldn't stop for a fare or overcharge. That's a cool 7 kms. At least.
  
• Inox, Lush, CookieMan, Tresspass and pretty much all of Garuda Mall
  
• Hint, Bombay Blue, Namma MTR (now closed) at Bangalore Central
  
• Weekend getaways which were just a thought away from the city
  
• Magazines - My favorite store which sells virtually every mag under the sun (Church St.)
  
• The awesome bookstores - Blossoms, Crossword, Oxford, Higginbothams... tons more!
  
• More restaurants - 100Ft. Boutique, The Beach, Cosmo Village, Biryani Merchant (closed)
  
• .... and last but most importantly... all the fantastic people I met and made friends!

Bangalore through my lens - Click here for my photoblog on Flickr.