I planned a small outing
(very much like small idlis at Darshinis) along with my friend on a chilly Friday morning.
The objective was to enjoy
the new face of Bangalore in combination with the old world charm of Bangalore.
I and my friend
boarded the Metro at 7.00 AM at
Mysore road metro station and within 20 minutes were at the
Cubbon park. We had a leisurely
walk in the Cubbon park for about an hour
and filled our lungs with the fresh morning dew filled air. The cold was
quite enjoyable and palpable.
We sat on a bench for some time and started reminiscing about the good
old days of Bangalore (reminiscing here means we are turning old without our
knowledge). There was the usual crowd of
joggers, walkers and jaywalkers in all hues and colors. (What is life without colors?)
Some early morning
snapshots of Cubbon park ( Source: Definitely Google)
We walked down from
Cubbon Park to Koshy’s
Restaurant which was about a kilometre.
The choice of Koshy's restaurant was it
brings back memory of an old world charm of Bangalore with its interiors of
wooden furniture and high rise ceilings with huge pillars and large fans.
Something
about Koshy’s
Koshy's of Bangalore is recognized as an "establishment of Bangalore", a very popular restaurant and hangout on St Mark's Road, Bangalore owned by the Koshy family in Bangalore originally from Mavelikkara, which is a meeting point for journalists, artists, theatre persons, students and foreigners. Founded in 1940, it retains an old-world charm with huge pillars and large fans. The main building has Parade Cafe, which is simply referred to as Koshy's, the Jewel Box restaurant and a bakery. It is said that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Nikita Khrushchev, Queen Elizabeth II are some of the dignitaries to have dined there. It has also won MTV's award for the Most Stylish Place in Bangalore. ( Source:Wikipedia)
We had for breakfast vegetable sandwich and egg omelette (which tasted like heaven in the chill weather).
We washed down our
breakfast with a steaming cup of hot coffee. We enjoyed the atmosphere and were
transported immediately back to the good olden days. Waiters with white uniform were taking their own pretty time to serve and we were also in no hurry to come back
to the present world. There were few
customers and it was quiet and a serene atmosphere engulfed us.
We walked back to the
MG road Metro station and within twenty minutes were back at Mysore road Metro
station. We used Metro train the
new face of Bangalore for transport, walking in Cubbon park and breakfast at
Koshy’s to take us back to the good old days of Bangalore. Who told the new and the old cannot coexist?
We can always make our
own small innovative package to blend all the different ingredients that
Bangalore has to offer and savor it to our heart’s content.
At 11.00 AM i was back home
and opened my Laptop and it immediately transferred me back to the present world
with reminders of all the pending work.
You see we have to learn
the art of stealing good moments from our busy life.
