Bangalore (So. Karnataka) - February 6th, 2007

The train ride for about 5 hours inland from Chennai was totally packed. This is the first time I didn't have a reservation, and I was sorry I didn't. Another lesson for the next train ride.
I came here because this city is in the way to the Sai Baba Ashram town, and I want to go and visit it. Also, because Bangalore is the high-tec big city in India, considered one of the countries most progressive city.
There is a nice anecdote about how the city got its name. An old woman served a ddish of boiled beans to a lost Hoysala king. He named the placed later "town of boiled beans".
In the afternoon, I went to a big market in Shivangy Nagar and when I got out of the bus, there was a huge and beautiful Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Health, so I went in to pay a visit.
The only person in this Youth Hostal is an Indian lady, but she is a little extrange. She tells me I have to put chains on my luggage. It reminded me of Gary and his chainned luggage in Bangkok.