Day 103 (Wed 18 Oct) - Kalpetta / Mysore

Up nice and early at 6.30am.

Walked to the bus station and waited around with a half dozen locals for the Mysore bus.

It soon turned up and we managed to bag the back seats. As we traveled a man decided that he wanted to talk to Sarb even though Sarb could not understand a word the man was saying.

Passed through the very busy town of Sultan Battery, east of Kalpetta and past the Muthanga wild life sanctuary. As the bus chugged along through the lush forests we some wild elephants busy having breakfast i.e. demolishing a tree.

Got to Mysore about 10.30am. Rickshaw to the Dasprakash hotel. It is a very large rambling hotel set around a central courtyard and has quite a colonial feel to it.

Our room is large and comfy and most importantly has a very hot and powerful shower! Bliss!

Feeling a bit peckish so went downstairs to the restaurant. This is a very utilitarian place, reminiscent of an old school hall. We ordered some thalis (vegetarian) that were excellent and very cheap too.

Rested for a while and then went to the internet cafe to blog and upload some photos. On the way there we were pestered by an extremely persistent woman beggar. Finished on the internet and as we headed back to the hotel decided to stop off at a nearby rooftop restaurant where we had some bevvies whilst watching the bustling streets below.

We both felt that Mysore has a really friendly feel to it.

Changed and headed out to a local restaurant. Good local music although the food wasn't exactly great.