Mysore is about 150 km from Bangalore. We visited Mysore one day by car. It was a long day, starting at 6:45 am and returning at 10:30 pm.




Breakfast stop on the way to Mysore.







A typical Indian breakfast: Dosai, Masala, Idly, Vadai, fresh papaya, watermelon juice, and coffee with milk and sugar.










Temples












Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of the Mysore Kingdom in late 1700s. He opposed the British and died in battle with the British in 1799.









St. Philomena's Church. It looked very out of place in Mysore.










Some cows just wandering around in the parking lot of a temple.










A huge bull temple located about 2/3 way up a 1,000 step climb to a temple. You can reach both temples by car but believers climb the 1,000 steps and make a wish.








Maharajah's Palace







We finished our visit to Mysore by waiting until after dark when the Palace was lit with hundreds of thousands of light bulbs. The Palace is lit for only one hour each week from 7-8 pm on Sundays.