Your experience begins when you arrive in Bangalore by air/ road/ rail from Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras or other important Indian Cities and towns.

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Ranked among the fastest growing cities in South Asia, Bangalore is one of India's most attractive and enjoyable cities. Blessed with a salubrious climate and dotted with beautiful parks, avenues and buildings which have earned it the sobriquet "Garden City", it is truly cosmopolitan in nature and popular for horse racing, golf, tennis, luxury hotels and palate-tickling cuisine.

The bazaars and shopping malls in Bangalore offer a fine selection of silks, sandal wood souvenirs, handicrafts and fragrant incense sticks. Communication is very simple in Bangalore where people can converse in English, Kannada and Hindi with equal ease.

In Bangalore:

Vidhana Soudha, which houses the State's Legislature and Secretariat, is a most interesting piece of architecture. Built in the Neo- Dravidian style. It harmoniously combines impressive temple architecture and the needs of an administrative building.

The verdant Lalbagh Gardens stands as eloquent testimony to the ecological ethos of erstwhile Mysore's rulers. The soaring Glass House, inspired by the Crystal palace in London is set like a shimmering diamond in a sea of emeralds.

Within the Lalbagh Gardens stands a watch tower built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda, the builder of Bangalore. While walking around don't miss the deer park, the rose garden and the unusual flower clock. The variety of flowering plants & trees is mind boggling.

The famous Cubbon Park in Bangalore was laid out in 1864 by Lieutenant General Sir Mark Cubbon. It is a sprawling garden set amidst a city ambience and an ideal place to begin the day with an invigorating walk or jog. The diamond shaped aquarium next to the Bal Bhavan, a children's park, guarantees an ocean of discovery with its impressive collection of aquatic life.

Within walking distance from Bal Bhavan are Bangalor's public Library, the Government Museum, the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum and Venkatappa Art Gallery.

One of the oldest temples of Bangalore, the Nandi temple, popularly known as the Bull Temple, is in Basavanaguadi. Housing the idol, the Celestial Bull - Nandi, it draws pilgrims from all over the country. Mahatma Gandhi Road, Brigade Road, Commercial Street, Kempegowda Road and Chickpet form the hub of Bangalore's fashionable centers.