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The next morning, Marylin arrived in Bangalore. It was nice to see her again…It felt like if I havent seen her in ages…

We went for breakfast, Then we went for a walk in the city, to the central market. The market is huge, everyone has its little stand selling fresh fruit, vegetables, spices and whatnot. its beautiful to see all the colors, the people and of course the smells!

I cannot describe the beauty of walking in front of a big stand full of baskets filled with spices… The smells is simply magical. Also,  the central part of the market is the “flowers market”. They sell flowers, thats it. The only thing you see there, is piles and piles of flowers, all on the floor, separated by kind and colors. Just check the pictures, they talk for themselves…

This place is not really a tourist spot. Its basically real indian culture. And I felt very comfortable, I felt great…I was chatting with the locals, the kids…Walking around without any worries or doubts… I realized that I am getting used to India, and its a good thing…Because everything is so much more beautiful when you are not looking at it from the outside…

On a side note; at first, when I first arrived in India.  I though the indian people were rude, and very cold… But I think the problem was with me, I was not really open to them… They probably get a lot of tourists that are just there doing their things, taking pictures and ignoring the locals… and because of that, they might seems a little bit cold at first, but once you introduce yourself with a big smile, and show some respect…all the barriers comes down, and then you see their true beauty…

After the market, we went to eat.. Since I arrived in india, I have been almost completely vegetarian, except for eggs, …Mostly because of the shady quality of the meat, and also the freshness… I have heard many stories of foreigners getting really sick by eating meat in india. But it would be a shame to leave without trying at least a big plate of tandoori chicken!!! So we found a clean restaurant who seemed to specialize in chicken meal, who also looked busy and well maintained…(if you see a lot of locals eating there, you know the food is probably fresh and tasty) We ordered 2 plate of tandoori chicken…and let me tell you. it was the best tandoori chicken I ever had in my life…really…The meat was juicy, the spices were perfect, perfectly cooked…simply amazing!

The next day we went to check out the Shiva temple in another part of town, the statue is massive and perfect…very beautiful..again, check the pictures for an idea…

random things about bangalore:
1: it is very polluted, sometimes, in the street, you can barely breathe because of all the cars and pollution…especially while driving in a rickshaw
2: the people here are very rich compared to whatI have seen so far, Bangalore is the main technology center of india…
3: the city is very overcrowded…duh!
4: they have mcdonalds, pizza hut, KFC, and nice shopping malls…there again you see that its a very rich and “modern” city (and yes, I did go for a Mc Chicken with fries :P )

Anyways, Tomorrow we are leaving Bangalore, and taking a train to Mysore!

Also, for an idea of how chaotic the driving is here, check this little video I took earlier today:

to be continued…
Namaste