The final day of the kids' break, we trekked out to Cubbon Park. It was the last thing on our list of things to see in Bangalore. Bangalore isn't exactly known for its tourist attractions... Cubbon Park is downtown- there is an entry fee (20 rupees - about 13 cents) and there are some attractions inside that need to be paid for separately as well. We got there a little before opening and wandered through the aquarium next door. Admission fee there was 5 rupees. It was two floors of fish tanks. But the kids were happy.
Our first stop inside the park was to ride the train which makes a giant loop around the whole property. We can always count on Grant to capture the excitement of any occasion with his face...
A chunk of the park is closed and in need of repair. There used to be paddle boats and canoes and twice as many play grounds. It is too bad, really. Some sites seen along the way:
There is a large castle fort that everyone ran around on for a while. I went to take a picture of Jeffery and turned around to find the G's and Eden getting sucked into another family photo. What do people even do with these pictures of other people's kids and families? I'd really like to know.
We didn't do any of the carnival rides. Carnival rides are terrifying enough (from a safety stand point) in the U.S.. We were not tempted to test fate in Bangalore. So the kiddos ran around the large playground. We tried to stay within arms reach of Eden and Jeffery to ward off other well-meaning photographers.
Before heading home, we dove into some local fare for lunch. Cokes, fried veg noodles, onion dosa, and ice cream cones for about $8 total.
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