On my way to Bombay (I refuse to call it Mumbai!), I visited Poona for a couple of days. Having heard "Pune is just like Bangalore" etc etc, I was looking forward to a relaxing couple of days ahead of the hectic life that Bombay presents. what I found was an extremely Hot and humid city with traffic so bad that it surprised even a Banglorean like myself :)
In all poona sure looks like bangalore in one sense which is that it is ready to burst at the seams as far as infrastructure is concerned.
Bombay was the usual, a city like none other in India, Bombay always reminds me of a machine that is constantly running. run run run thats how people seem to live in Bombay, unlike the lazy, laid back life that Bangalore presents.
Bombay has wonderful wide roads made at the cost of trees and greenery, I remember this one time that a friend of mine took me to see the famous "Hanging Gardens" I went with visions of a great wondorous gardens much like the one in Babylon. What I saw was a tiny little place, with dry bushes, a scattering of benches and exhausted looking trees. We have better gardens at traffic junctions back in Bangalore !
But I must say that Bombay has a charm of its own, that no other city seems to possess.
In all a wonderfully refreshing holiday for me :)
In all poona sure looks like bangalore in one sense which is that it is ready to burst at the seams as far as infrastructure is concerned.
Bombay was the usual, a city like none other in India, Bombay always reminds me of a machine that is constantly running. run run run thats how people seem to live in Bombay, unlike the lazy, laid back life that Bangalore presents.
Bombay has wonderful wide roads made at the cost of trees and greenery, I remember this one time that a friend of mine took me to see the famous "Hanging Gardens" I went with visions of a great wondorous gardens much like the one in Babylon. What I saw was a tiny little place, with dry bushes, a scattering of benches and exhausted looking trees. We have better gardens at traffic junctions back in Bangalore !
But I must say that Bombay has a charm of its own, that no other city seems to possess.
In all a wonderfully refreshing holiday for me :)
2 comments:
I dont think What you said about Pune is correct apart from driving and traffic. May be you went at this time of the year you saw a hot and humid city. Pune has a serene, beautifull and green atmosphere. The winters are cool. Being there for about 2+ Years I know that. Pune offers me the option to drive down the entire city in a day whenever I want to, unlike Bangalore. Any day I would vouch for her, apart from the reality that it is far away from my home. And thats the reason for me in Blore :)
I am comparing Pune and Bangalore at one point in time. Bangalore easily wins. Climate wise it is mild all year round. I would never need to defend bangalore saying "Maybe you went at the wrong time of the year".
traffic wise i am not saying blroe is the best (Bombay is), but Blore atleast has traffic signals that work !!
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