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Brindavan

Mysore - Our last destination was the Gardens of Brindavan and the Dam.

Map of Brindavan
We around the manicure gardens of Brindavan but their fountains was not clean of green slime and algae around the walls.

View of the Brindavan garden
Royal Orchid Brindavan Hotel
I was surprise to find a hotel within this garden.  A very regal building white wash and grand but looks empty of hotel guest.

Bust of Maharaja
Fountains
You can easily see the algae in the water fountain.

Brindavan reservoir
Brindavan Dam
We did not want to wait for the night display of water fountain as it will commence at 7pm and it will be very late when we arrive back in Bangalore.  We departed this location around 6pm and only arrive back at the hotel around 9pm.

I was very tired but could not sleep as I was nervously looking at the driver to make sure he does not dose off and also keeping a look out on what's going on the highway.   Some slow truck drivers keep to the left and some to the right; resulting in faster cars swerve from left to right with excessive horning.  Good road manners dictates that slow drivers keep to the left.




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