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Colonial Echoes and Gelato Flavors: Mysore’s Hidden Charms

September 2, 2024
The Metropole Hotel in Mysore has interesting nooks that make for great reading corners.

Our recent holiday to Mysore had a hint of colonial charm and was peppered with interesting flavors of gelato…

I believe there’s a difference between traveling and holidaying, and both are mutually exclusive.  When I travel I see, observe, learn and do.  When I holiday I assimilate.  On our recent visit to Mysore, I found myself appreciating its tranquil charm in a way I hadn’t before. The broad, tree-lined avenues, the elegant colonial architecture, and the notable absence of towering buildings and construction sites transported me to a bygone era.  I could almost picture a white Ambassador “speeding” importantly down the road…

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