A locomotive approaching the Golden Chariot Train in Karnataka Province, India.
Signage of the India Railways Company, as seen from the Golden Chariot Train.
Playing some early morning cricket outside the Mysore Palace in Karnataka Province, India.
The beautiful Mysore Palace in Karnataka Province, India.
Virupaksha Temple in the city of Hampi, in Karnataka Province, India. The ruins of ancient Vijayanagara are located where modern-day Hampi is, and are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A sacred elephant in the Virupaksha Temple in the ancient city of Hampi, in Karnataka Province, India.
A snake charmer with his cobras outside the Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, Karnataka Province, India.
Tourists at a temple in Aihole, Karnataka Province, India.
Walking outside of the cave temples in Badami, in Karnataka Province, India.
The Taj West End hotel in Bangalore, India. The hotel was built in 1887 and is home to 117 rooms that sprawl over 20 acres in the heart of the city, and across the street from the Bangalore Turf Club, where horse racing takes place. Here you can have breakfast under the ‘rain tree’ at the Taj. The heritage building in the background dates from 1905.
Seats made from elephant feet at the Bangalore Palace in Karnataka Province, India. Construction on this Palace began in 1862 by Rev. Garrett, but was not completed until 1944. The whole palace and its grounds were built to resemble a mini-Windsor Castle. In 1884 the Maharaja of Mysore (a city also in Karnataka State) purchased the palace, and it is currently owned by a member of the Mysore Royal Family, Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar.
A caretaker and guide at the Bangalore Palace, Karnataka Province, India. Construction on this Palace began in 1862 by Rev. Garrett, but was not completed until 1944. The whole palace and its grounds were built to resemble a mini-Windsor Castle. In 1884 the Maharaja of Mysore (a city also in Karnataka State) purchased the palace, and it is currently owned by a member of the Mysore Royal Family, Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar.
Touting themselves as the ‘largest power laundry in Karnataka’ I can safely say I have no idea if this is the case or not. What I can tell you is it is a real treat having your clothes laundered, starched, individually numbered with scraps of fabric, and finally packaged into an over-sized manila-brown paper bag. It felt like bespoke laundry service. Located at 3 Brigade Road, Bangalore, 560 001, PH +91 (080) 2559.0085
Checking to see if his horse has won at the Bangalore Turf Club, which is located directly across the street from The Taj West End, and is a fun place to catch a race and mix with an entirely local Indian crowd. The Club itself was birthed in 1920 by four British stewards.
The Bangalore Turf Club is located directly across the street from The Taj West End, and is a fun place to catch a race and mix with an entirely local Indian crowd. The Club itself was birthed in 1920 by four British stewards.
Not quite the Swedish bikini team on this Goa beach in India.
Breakfast on the move - enjoying some fruit at fresh juice on the Golden Chariot train.
The closest you will actually get to a tiger at the Kabini Jungle Lodge in Karnataka Province, India.
Primping for the cellphone camera in Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore, India.
Inside the Solar dos Colacos Mansion in Goa, India.
Inside the Solar dos Colacos Mansion in Goa, India.
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