Mysore - The Sights

The main reason to go to Mysore, was to see the palace there. While not the Taj Majal (what is?), it was relatively close and supposed to be nice. It was OK. The grounds and palace are huge, but I was disappointed by the upkeep. They need to spend some money on this place before it falls down. There was peeling paint everywhere. You can't take pictures inside, so you have to check your camera at the gates.

The other interesting thing was you needed to remove your shoes to enter. I guess this is done so that all the shoes do not wear down the floors, some of which were beautifully tiled. But what cracked me up is that the cleaning people were using these grass brooms to beat, and I mean beat, the dust off the furniture and statues there. I can't believe that does not do more damage than people walking around in shoes.

The Palace

I got to ride an elephant