A Tale of 3 Cities

I love all 3 cities - Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa. So it's natural that I land up blogging about things about these cities. Here's a list of the kind of searches which landed some folks (like you) on my blog recently. If you're new to any of the 3 cities and can't find an answer, shoot me an email or drop me a message here. Would be happy to help.

• beautiful pictures of goa beach
  Ah, there's loads of them on Flickr. Mine are here.
• mumbai domestic airport
  Looking for the name of the company that build it? GVK. Here's my post.
• local specialities in bangalore
  bisi bele bath, chow chow bath, maddur vadas, mysore pak... See Burrp! for reviews
• best juice centre in bangalore
  Tough one. I'd say the one on St.Mark's Road, opposite State Bank. Juice Junction?
• bus mapusa to arambol
  ... costs around Rs.12, takes about 40 mins. Very picturesque!
• lhomen tours
  Wonderful tour operators in Bhutan. I highly recommend them! Ask me for the contact.
• switching to cfl
  ... is a good thing for you economically and environmentally. Just dispose them safely.
• malai translate into english
  cream
• kshanbhar vishranti photos
  Sorry, none. Here's a scan of their card. Fab halt on the Mumbai-Goa highway for a delightful bite.
  
• best beach shack in baga
  Tough one. To each their own. Find your spot.
• mandrem beach hut resort
  You're looking for Riva Resort. Fantastic location and view. Reasonably priced.
• amoeba in leela palace bangalore
  Fun place. All of Church Street is! :)

Catching up with Bangalore

Back in Bangalore for a week while returning back from Kerala where I'd gone for a friend's wedding... realized I have a lot of catching up to do with this ever changing city! Detailed notes later, but here's some quick points...

• The Metro project is actually underway, and MG Road looks ready for a major facelift.
• Lotsa new restaurants and clubs. Checked out Soul Cafe, Mast Kalandar and Foodworld Gourmet so far, besides regular faves Coffee World, Konark, Sunny's (where I decided to try something new this time... mahi mahi and sauteed chicken in brandy. Both yum. Pradipta tells me the mahi mahi was a little overcooked, especially since there was wasabi by the side).
• Muthu's is gone. So is Spiga's :( Chowringee Lane has moved to Banerghatta Rd :(
• Day one yesterday was disastrous for a photo session - was drenched in rain while at Lalbagh, which looks fresh as ever but the flowers were mostly semi-dead.
• Checked out Printo's for on-demand printing. Fairly good service.
• Anita's photo exhibition, 'Wide Angle' was awesome. They were doing a fundraiser for AIDS affected kids. Hats off to the beautiful photos, the photographers and the cause!