South Karnataka in a Day
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
As Kanako’s and my last encore together, we plan a hectic day of rapid-fire touristing through the southern part of Karnaraka. Our train arrives in Mysore before noon and we quickly make our way to the Devaraja Market. This brisk excursion into the Indian bazaar is a full on assault to the senses. Hordes of vendors peddle colorful kumkum powder along side fruit-wallahs and fragrant flowers. Here, I fall victim to a violent allergy attack and my sinus begin to flare so bad that it brings tears to my eyes. We quickly escape and take an auto-rickshaw over to the Maharaja’s Palace. [read on]