Ayda

Ayda Restaurant [#1, 1st Floor, Church Street] serves Persian along with Indian cuisine.

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's Church (The 'Kirk') [#27, Cubbon Road] is Scots' Presbyterian church, built in 1864 to the North of the British Cantonment.

Ulsoor Lake

Ulsoor Lake

Ulsoor Lake [close to M.G. Road], spread over 1.5 kilometres, is the biggest and most beautiful lake in Bangalore.

Laundry service

Drying the laundry

Typical scene of how laundry is washed and dried in the outdoors.

Cake Walk

Cake Walk [#297, 100ft Road, Indira Nagar] has excellent selection of cakes and pastries. Their chocolate-almond cake is one of my favourites.

ISKCON Temple

ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Temple [Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road] is one of the most popular (and highly commercialized) places of worship in Bangalore. www.iskconbangalore.org

Bengaluru International Airport

On March 31, Bangalore will get a brand new airport -- Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) at Devanahalli, about 45 minutes northeast of city centre. www.bialairport.com

International Tech Park, Bangalore

The International Tech Park, Bangalore or ITPB (also known as International Tech Park Limited or ITPL) [Whitefield Road, Whitefield] is one of India's first world-class IT parks. ITPB consists of six buildings named Discoverer, Innovator, Creator, Explorer, Inventor, and Navigator. Over 130 IT companies have their offices located here. www.intltechpark.com

Very, very Indian

Indian food is very tasty. But often, it is very hot (spicy), very salty, and very greasy -- none of which is good for one's health.