You might have come across this speech earlier...maybe in a forwarded mail...but nevertheless, it is worth watching again and again...
Just Connect the Dots and Stay Hungry-Stay Foolish!
Courtesy: Stanford University & YouTube
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Royal Visit
Having stayed in Bangalore for more than 4 yrs, I was not aware of a palace in the city. Recently, we stumbled upon this peice of information while the wifey was googling something. So today, we deceided to visit this piece of history.
It was a bit difficult actually finding the location to the palace, but finally we reached there. The Bangalore palace which is believed to be modelled on the Windsor Castle (a common misconception) was built by the Wodeyar's. Though not as large as the Mysore Palace, this place is pretty elaborately designed and decorated. The present generation Wodeyar king in fact lives in the premises.
The Wodeyar coat of arms (with the royal emblem, Gandaberunda can be seen all around the palace. There is a nice audio guide which is mandatory for all visitors. Pretty informative and one can listen at a leisurely pace while moving around the building.
The two BMW's and one Merc at the palace entrance (with a royal emblem in front) did seem odd (as they were not so old and seemed to be in use); however, when we came to know that this was home to the present king, it did clear up the confusion.
The place is worth a visit and if you are a bangalorean who visits Mysore to see the palace, well now there is an option.
It was a bit difficult actually finding the location to the palace, but finally we reached there. The Bangalore palace which is believed to be modelled on the Windsor Castle (a common misconception) was built by the Wodeyar's. Though not as large as the Mysore Palace, this place is pretty elaborately designed and decorated. The present generation Wodeyar king in fact lives in the premises.
The Wodeyar coat of arms (with the royal emblem, Gandaberunda can be seen all around the palace. There is a nice audio guide which is mandatory for all visitors. Pretty informative and one can listen at a leisurely pace while moving around the building.
The two BMW's and one Merc at the palace entrance (with a royal emblem in front) did seem odd (as they were not so old and seemed to be in use); however, when we came to know that this was home to the present king, it did clear up the confusion.
The place is worth a visit and if you are a bangalorean who visits Mysore to see the palace, well now there is an option.
Ah Weekend...
Been a long while since I truly realized the importance of a weekend. Traveling to work 4 hrs to & fro does make a lot of difference. The past week has been very very hectic in terms of travel, but then there are some advantages to it surely. The brighter side of things being that i am very rapidly catching up on all the pending readings that somehow I had started but left midway.
In some strange way the current situation seems to be HIS way of saying, 'It's all for good'.
So, no complaints...All Izz Well :-)
In some strange way the current situation seems to be HIS way of saying, 'It's all for good'.
So, no complaints...All Izz Well :-)
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