The 2nd day in Mysore we were off to see the training center for Infosys. The site was amazing - a city in itself. They have the facilities to train and house 14,000 people at any given time, and have all one could ever think of onsite: gym, bowling alley, pool, salon, doctor, bank, grocery store, cafeteria, walk climbing wall, and more. The students wanted to stay there for the rest of the time we are in India, as the accommodations are much nicer than at Xime. When our tour of Infosys was over, it was back on the bus to head to Chamundi Hill.
Chamundi Hill is a hill that allows for amazing views of the entire city of Mysore, as well as is home to a temple. It is named after a powerful goddess. The road to get to the temple was lined with vendors trying to sell us just about everything one can imagine. There were monkeys and cows in the streets, and since this was our first time seeing monkeys, we were very excited! We didn't spend much time on top of the hill, before we got back on the bus, and headed down to see Nandi - a 16 ft. elephant statue carved in granite. After a quick view of the temple, it was off to lunch at a local hotel.
Following lunch, we headed over to Mysore Palace. The palace was huge, had amazing wood work, as well as stained glass work. One of the professors that was traveling with us, brought along his family, which included his 3-year old son, Seth. Well, in the process of spending the day sight-seeing, the two of us became best friends. So, I can't really tell you the details of the palace, as Seth and I took a somewhat abbreviated tour of the palace. I can tell you that the Indian people love little kids with blonde hair. Seth had his picture taken at least 12 times while we were in the palace.
When the palace tour ended, it was back on the bus to head back to the hotel. We were all pretty tired at this point, and so most of us elected to eat dinner at the hotel restaurant. After dinner it was back to the rooms, where the American college students did what they love to do - hangout and drink!
Chamundi Hill is a hill that allows for amazing views of the entire city of Mysore, as well as is home to a temple. It is named after a powerful goddess. The road to get to the temple was lined with vendors trying to sell us just about everything one can imagine. There were monkeys and cows in the streets, and since this was our first time seeing monkeys, we were very excited! We didn't spend much time on top of the hill, before we got back on the bus, and headed down to see Nandi - a 16 ft. elephant statue carved in granite. After a quick view of the temple, it was off to lunch at a local hotel.
Following lunch, we headed over to Mysore Palace. The palace was huge, had amazing wood work, as well as stained glass work. One of the professors that was traveling with us, brought along his family, which included his 3-year old son, Seth. Well, in the process of spending the day sight-seeing, the two of us became best friends. So, I can't really tell you the details of the palace, as Seth and I took a somewhat abbreviated tour of the palace. I can tell you that the Indian people love little kids with blonde hair. Seth had his picture taken at least 12 times while we were in the palace.
When the palace tour ended, it was back on the bus to head back to the hotel. We were all pretty tired at this point, and so most of us elected to eat dinner at the hotel restaurant. After dinner it was back to the rooms, where the American college students did what they love to do - hangout and drink!
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