Alright!
This was the first day of the exploration for the entire Jagre Family. I have been waiting for this day for quite some time and have had planned in advance what to do.
Whenever someone visited us in Bangalore, we used to take them to all possible places that Bangalore stands for – Metro, Mall, a Temple, and a lot of traffic jams. 😃
So, with family around, I thought to repeat the same routine for the first day with a few twists here and there.
We started the day starting a little late by having lunch, which was intentional (to save some money 😛). We had to change a couple buses to get to the ORION MALL. Though it was a little difficult to take so many people using buses, as most of the Bangaloreans at work, the buses were quite empty, which we loved and could enjoy the trip to the mall without any hussle.
The impression of the mall for my family was GRAND. So far, they haven’t travelled a big malls like ORION, so it was the first-kind-of-experience for them and could see how their eyes lit up at the first sight of this mall.
When we started exploring this mall, as it always happens, the kids got hungry and soon, they found out the “Doughnut” Shop. In 2016, I hadn’t heard about KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS. I thought it was just a “normal” doughnut place and didn’t mind treating my family with it. Turned out, the adults in my family didn’t hold back and ordered some more for themselves too, which I didn’t mind and encouraged them to order more. Little things like this make me happy and I still remember it.
Here’s my Mom clicked with my youngest cousin, Archit.
After the Mall, it was time for the family visit to the ISKCON temple. Being an atheist, I would have opted out going to the temple, but being my family’s only guide, I had to accompany them. I think they had a good time. I was looking forward more to the sweets that they had at their sweet shop on the exit to the temple.
When I was in Bangalore and used to visit this temple, the only thing I used to look forward was the “MOTICHOOR LADOO” on my way exiting the temple.
Man, these ladoos are so delicious, I still remember the taste now. I remember gulping down at least 2 ladoos during this visit and loved every bite of it.
Here’s my family snapped right before entering the temple. It was supposed to be a candid photograph, but some of us were smart enough to look at the camera. Anyway, I simply loved this picture. Not sure, where Archit was!
After the visit to the temple, the business was usual. We took the Metro to take us home and was relieved that we didn’t need to fight the traffic.
With that, Day 01 was over before we knew it!
See you, Day 02.
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