We left Saturday morning which we were supposed to leave at 6am but 
Jacob (the man incharge of the usac students) came closer to 6:45. So we squooze nine people into an eight person car and took off for a three hour drive. We arrived into Mysore around ten and started looking for a hotel. After three stops we found one that would work, so we dropped off our stuff and headed out for lunch. We ate, talked and laughed and then went back to the hotel for a two hour gap (which turned into three) to do whatever we wanted... we all crashed. We then went through a Catholic church which was very different architecture than the Muslim Mosques or the Hindu Temples that we have seen. We went to dinner in which I learned a bit of information (which dad will love), Jacob said that we needed to have sweets (aka dessert) after every meal because of the spiciness. The sweets control the acid in your stomach... I thought this was a very 
welcoming piece of information! Anyway, we went back to the hotel and watched some tv before falling asleep. We woke up early because we were supposed to leave at 8am but Jacob didn't come until 9 (Indian standard time!). We got breakfast and then went for a drive. We drove up to the top of a mountain that looked over Mysore, it was very beautiful. It reminded me of Bangalore but it was smaller and cleaner, and it had mountains close by. We walked around the temple (it seems there is a temple on the top of every mountain) and then we left. We then went to the zoo! We 
saw lots of cool animals; lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Ok sorry, I now have seen the difference between Indian elephants and African elephants... african e's have very very big ears and are larger than the indian e's. I got to see a white tiger, which are way cooler than the regular ones. I saw lots of monkeys, including chimpanzees and a gorilla. Giraffs are way cool. After that we went to lunch and headed off to Mysore Palace. It is soooo beautiful, anika and I agreed that a mask ball should be held there and both of us should attend! We took a tour and saw and heard all the 
wonderful things about the palace. They had murals on the walls that are the '3D' ones... they look like regular paintings but their eyes/heads/bodies follow you when you walk by (like the ones in temples). There were lots of ornate ceilings and tiles, most of the palace was painted with 14k gold paint (didn't know that exsisted did you?!). Included in the tour was a camel ride! (yep thats right, I rode a camel!) It was fun... both ani and I got to be on the same camel, it was a short ride but well worth the ten rupees (25 cents)! There was also an elephant ride but we were running short on time. We hopped back in the car and drove home. All in all it was a great trip!
Jacob (the man incharge of the usac students) came closer to 6:45. So we squooze nine people into an eight person car and took off for a three hour drive. We arrived into Mysore around ten and started looking for a hotel. After three stops we found one that would work, so we dropped off our stuff and headed out for lunch. We ate, talked and laughed and then went back to the hotel for a two hour gap (which turned into three) to do whatever we wanted... we all crashed. We then went through a Catholic church which was very different architecture than the Muslim Mosques or the Hindu Temples that we have seen. We went to dinner in which I learned a bit of information (which dad will love), Jacob said that we needed to have sweets (aka dessert) after every meal because of the spiciness. The sweets control the acid in your stomach... I thought this was a very welcoming piece of information! Anyway, we went back to the hotel and watched some tv before falling asleep. We woke up early because we were supposed to leave at 8am but Jacob didn't come until 9 (Indian standard time!). We got breakfast and then went for a drive. We drove up to the top of a mountain that looked over Mysore, it was very beautiful. It reminded me of Bangalore but it was smaller and cleaner, and it had mountains close by. We walked around the temple (it seems there is a temple on the top of every mountain) and then we left. We then went to the zoo! We saw lots of cool animals; lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Ok sorry, I now have seen the difference between Indian elephants and African elephants... african e's have very very big ears and are larger than the indian e's. I got to see a white tiger, which are way cooler than the regular ones. I saw lots of monkeys, including chimpanzees and a gorilla. Giraffs are way cool. After that we went to lunch and headed off to Mysore Palace. It is soooo beautiful, anika and I agreed that a mask ball should be held there and both of us should attend! We took a tour and saw and heard all the wonderful things about the palace. They had murals on the walls that are the '3D' ones... they look like regular paintings but their eyes/heads/bodies follow you when you walk by (like the ones in temples). There were lots of ornate ceilings and tiles, most of the palace was painted with 14k gold paint (didn't know that exsisted did you?!). Included in the tour was a camel ride! (yep thats right, I rode a camel!) It was fun... both ani and I got to be on the same camel, it was a short ride but well worth the ten rupees (25 cents)! There was also an elephant ride but we were running short on time. We hopped back in the car and drove home. All in all it was a great trip!
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