Our journey began on a cold winter morning of December from a metropolitan city situated in southern India. We awoke in the wee hours of the morning and drove to shamshabad, 35 km away, where we were joined by dad's friends. After a quick breakfast of sandwiches eaten in the chilling morning air, outside our cars parked at a rest stop, we commenced our journey. As the sun began its upward climb temperature became moderate. After a couple of hours of driving we stopped at a boarding school where they let us have lunch. We enjoyed freshly made hot tea served by them.

The road stretched on for miles before us with endless grasslands on either side. We enjoyed the sceneries outside but as the day wore on spirits went down. The city of Banglore arrived late in the evening after traveling for 560 km. Cramped by sitting in the car for so long and on demand from our stomach we headed to Phoenix Market City- a shopping center in search of something to satiate our hunger. We had smoked chicken and hummus. Night had fallen by the time we came out but we decided to resume our journey rather than stopping.

We were heading for Mysore, a city another 150km from Banglore. Navigating roads and highways from Banglore, squinting in the semi darkness to read directions and after getting stuck in numerous traffic jams we finally arrived at a hotel on the outskirts of Mysore. Tired after traveling for nearly 15 hours we decided to halt for the day at Srinidhi Grand Inn. We booked 3 rooms, ordered dinner in the room itself as we were too tired even to head to the restaurant for dinner. And finally turned in for a well deserved sleep.

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