Nice weather in Bangalore

Bangalore - Today was the first time my flight on SQ subsidiary SilkAir was delayed by 8 hrs. Lesley flight into Bangalore was also similarly delayed and was told at checked in that Indian airport officials closed the airspace due to military drills.

The 'bright spot' to this delay was that our flight timings was very similar and we rode the taxi to the Hotel together. The temperature was around 19 c and it was chilling but very nice.

We stayed at Hyatt Bangalore throughout our stay and it was a memorable stay. As there are few Singaporeans, we are easily recognizable and was accorded 'princely' service. It was a very good feeling.

My room

The room is small and clean, with switches at the right places and most importantly WiFi.

I was hankering for Briyani; whether chicken or mutton it does not matter. So, we hop to the Indian fusion restaurant - Lido on the 4th floor of the hotel. The waiters and managers were excellent in serving us and tendered to our very needs. I forgotten to bring my iPhone 5 cable and their restaurant manager loan it to me over night charged which helped me tided over my stay at Hyatt.

I don't eat Briyani in Singapore as it is very oily but here in India - the Briyani is baked or steam - perfect to the way I like it. I love the fragrant smell of the Briyani cooked with Basmati rice and spices.

Dipping bottle

This bottle has 2 spouts for Balsamic vinegar and Olive oil, drippings for freshly baked 'hot' buns.

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