Mysore - the Palace and Garden

Again, if you come to India, keep in mind that tourists pay a different price when you're looking up costs. To enter the palace: 20 rupees for residents, 200 for foreigners. Pictures weren't allowed within the palace, so we snapped a few outside the gate.



Like most important places in India, you have to take your shoes off before entering. As foreigners we were actually entitled to a free audio tour, which helped put things into context. Electricity came to India in 1906, while the palace was finished in 1912, so the royal family had electricity since day one.

After the palace visit, we went to the Brindavan Gardens. It was a huge garden filled with fountains and greenery, and at night they light up the place for quite a sight.





Overall, the trip was a good experience, and I got to learn some of the history. Try to go when it's not raining!