Elder and Sister Martin Micronesia and India Missions: Learning some history and seeing the city of Bangalore, India

Bangalore Palace

On one weekend we broke away from the office to take a look at a few of the sites in the city.

Maharaja - Chamarajendra Wadiyar X

We started at Bangalore Palace, a residence for the Maharaja of Mysore while he was training at Bangalore. The interior was a little neglected and in need of repairs, but it was a nice place to see. The gardens outside were nice but not great. Some of the flowers were blooming which made it worth seeing.

This was a cool archway of flowers

Cubbon Park

We then visited Cubbon park, a huge park in the center of Bangalore City. It was close to the big court house and government buildings.

Our new friend, Prahbu took us around to see the park.

Some of the trees in the park with the long branches like arms kind of reminded me of the "Whomping Willow" tree from the Harry Potter movies

Quite a beautiful walk. The shade was nice since I forgot my hat.

Some of the trees were beginning to flower.

Some of the roots of these trees were amazing.

I didn't want to touch this plant

Vidhana Soudha - The Grand State Government Office Building

Just outside the park were the government buildings. We weren't allow to see them up close or inside. Prabhu said it must be by invitation or special permission only.

Interesting statement - "Government Work is God's Work" is engraved on the front of the government building

About two years after India gained it's independence from the British and the year after Mahatma Ghandi was killed, Dr B.R. Ambedkar finished the India constitution. He is named, "The Father of the Constitution of India", pictured below.

Statues of Mahatma Ghandi

We continued our walk to see the many statues of Mahatma Ghandi. There was a great movie made about him called "Ghandi" that is worth seeing if you haven't. He was named, "The Father of the Nation".