Mysuru♥️

Hey Mysuru,

Just so you know, you are gorgeous. It was August 10th 2016 when I first landed in mysore. My first reaction to this city (which I had no idea of ardently falling in love with) was..”Whoa! It’s green. And so clean”. Well, not that I’m overstating but I studied Mcom in one of the most beautiful Universities – University of Mysore, Manasagangotri (established 103 years ago).

Mysuru just opened up to me like “welcome home, you”! It has almost been two years now and this place has just refused to let me go. To the rest, this city doesn’t show much on the first look, I agree. With laidback life and pleasant climate, everything in Mysore seems to be understated. It sure has 7 palaces, but there are many more in Rajasthan, no? Don’t even get me started on high-end restaurants and extravagant check-ins, just head to Bangalore.

I see tourists here every day in big numbers, covering the Mysore palace, Brindavan gardens, the zoo, Philomena church. All in one day, ahem! So I’m just going to let the big things rest. They have been written, documented, filmed and photographed. Today I’m not here to make a “Top things to do in Mysore”. NO!

Instead, I’m just here to let you know how wonderful it is to survive here, every day. 

To start with, call me old-school but chhote-sheheron ki baat hi kuch alag hai! Mysuru, for that matter has beautifully kept alive its highbrow history and the culture has overwhelming presence even today.

No matter how toilsome my day is, I always come home with peace. Courtesy: No traffic. If that’s not satisfying much, I must tell you that beautiful yards and tall trees adorn the wide roads here. And that makes my little journey till home delightful. Or just go to betta. The ride to betta is enough to cheer you up. Oh! As we talk about evenings, the city shows the most stunning sunsets I’ve ever seen. God promise! 

Mysore keeps me away from the extremities of the great Indian weather, which is awesome! But I crave for mountains and beaches often. But the outskirts of mysore have given me equal satisfaction with the beautiful lush places. Oh! I have travelled and visited almost every place near mysore.

More than anything else mysore is a part of my identity. Its the first city that the independent me got to live. So no matter wherever I go and whatever I do, I’ll always carry its essence.

Mysore is my home. And will always be. Because you just don’t visit Mysuru, you live it. You have my heart, mysuru♥️