13th August 2016
Last weekend, we visited the flower show for the first time in our history. Despite landing in Bangalore for almost 8 years, I have never witnessed Flower show. This time it was opportunity for me and my better-half to witness the carnival of flowers during the Independence day. We reached the crowded Lalbagh on an overcast Saturday (2 days before 15th August) and drenched in beauty of florets and monsoon rains :). Being weekend, soaring crowd was not surprise. The authorities charge 60/- per head on holidays but camera fee is free :). Variety of flowers have been displayed inside the glass house but the time is limited for photographers. This is again attributed to ever amplifying crowd. The police officials whine at you if you prolong even a bit to step ahead. The situation becomes worse if the fumigation is turned ON and now its your turn to fume! The area inside glass house is intermittently fumigated to maintain freshness of flowers.
We faced similar situation on our entry to glass house however atmosphere cleared after a while. Somehow, few shots turned out well despite the pushy crowd :). It is difficult to stave off thronging people during these days. One option would be to visit on weekdays especially Wednesday.
Every occasion of Independence/Republic day, authorities choose a theme to This time, the theme chosen was the Indian Parliament made of red roses. It is difficult to describe though since we had little time to view it. However the sight was awesome to watch and people were deluded in selfies to document their visit :). I was no different either :D but limited to subject than selfies ;).
Once done, we strolled towards Lalbagh to relax under setting sun. Few mins later, the clouds gathered over the skies of lake bed and there was downpour for 10mins. We took shelter under the roof of one department structure. After the rains, I took snaps of glistening sunset to conclude the day.
Last weekend, we visited the flower show for the first time in our history. Despite landing in Bangalore for almost 8 years, I have never witnessed Flower show. This time it was opportunity for me and my better-half to witness the carnival of flowers during the Independence day. We reached the crowded Lalbagh on an overcast Saturday (2 days before 15th August) and drenched in beauty of florets and monsoon rains :). Being weekend, soaring crowd was not surprise. The authorities charge 60/- per head on holidays but camera fee is free :). Variety of flowers have been displayed inside the glass house but the time is limited for photographers. This is again attributed to ever amplifying crowd. The police officials whine at you if you prolong even a bit to step ahead. The situation becomes worse if the fumigation is turned ON and now its your turn to fume! The area inside glass house is intermittently fumigated to maintain freshness of flowers.
We faced similar situation on our entry to glass house however atmosphere cleared after a while. Somehow, few shots turned out well despite the pushy crowd :). It is difficult to stave off thronging people during these days. One option would be to visit on weekdays especially Wednesday.
Every occasion of Independence/Republic day, authorities choose a theme to This time, the theme chosen was the Indian Parliament made of red roses. It is difficult to describe though since we had little time to view it. However the sight was awesome to watch and people were deluded in selfies to document their visit :). I was no different either :D but limited to subject than selfies ;).
Once done, we strolled towards Lalbagh to relax under setting sun. Few mins later, the clouds gathered over the skies of lake bed and there was downpour for 10mins. We took shelter under the roof of one department structure. After the rains, I took snaps of glistening sunset to conclude the day.
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