While we were in Mysore, we got to tour this really magnificent palace, called the Mysore Palace, or the Ambas Vilas Palace. It is one of the most famous tourist attractions in India, right up there with the Taj Mahal. That's what I've read anyway, I'd never heard of it before we went lol. Anyways, it was really neat. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but if you want to see more pictures you can look it up online here:
http://www.mysorepalace.gov.in/Mysore_Palace_Pictures.htm
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| Mysore Palace |
My favorite part about the palace was the elephant ride. :) Have you ever wondered why we call an elephants nose a trunk? I think it must be because they really do feel like a tree trunk. Not that I expected an elephant to be all soft and cuddly, but I wasn't expecting hairy sandpaper either.
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| Elephants are soooo cool! |
We also got to go to the zoo. It was definitely the best zoo I've ever been to. All the animals seemed very well taken care of and in as natural an environment as possible. I guess that's to be expected in a country that worships animals as gods. I didn't really get any great pictures though. I don't have the patience to stand there and wait for the animal to move just right before I snap the photo. The other friends we were with got some really great ones, so maybe I'll get their pictures sometime.
Above and below: Usually the aviary section of zoos are really boring, but this zoo had had the biggest exotic bird collection I've ever seen.
Above: Sleeping tiger. Wish we could have seen one of these in the wild.
Above: King Julian. (Also known as Ring-tailed Lemurs ;)
Above: Did I mention I really like elephants? :)
Above: Sleeping Rhino
Above: I actually heard this lion roaring from several cages away and was wondering what it was. lol
Above: They keep the Giraffes at the entrance to the zoo, so you walk in and WOW, we're at the zoo!
Above: The signs at the zoo where hilarious. This one vividly warns that you should not climb on the animal cages because someone might push you in. Then not only will you be mauled violently by the wild beast, but afterward hauled off to jail.
Above: This one shows what will happen if you feed the animals. The poor monkey will swell up like a balloon, then pop and become flattened and most likely dead. How do you like my translations? :)
Above and below: Usually the aviary section of zoos are really boring, but this zoo had had the biggest exotic bird collection I've ever seen. 
Above: I actually heard this lion roaring from several cages away and was wondering what it was. lol
Above: They keep the Giraffes at the entrance to the zoo, so you walk in and WOW, we're at the zoo! 
Above: The signs at the zoo where hilarious. This one vividly warns that you should not climb on the animal cages because someone might push you in. Then not only will you be mauled violently by the wild beast, but afterward hauled off to jail.
Above: This one shows what will happen if you feed the animals. The poor monkey will swell up like a balloon, then pop and become flattened and most likely dead. How do you like my translations? :)
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