My first innings in Mumbai which started in August of 2009 ended in July, 2011 when i took a job relocation to the tech hub of the country - Bangalore. Mumbai contributed a lot of memories to my life - friends, traffic, local trains, beaches, vada pav, but as it is every good thing has to end one day and you need to continue your life. I decided it was time to move on decided to relocate to Bangalore with my dear( my wife).
After my marriage on 5th July, i reached mumbai on the 11th. Had my belongings moved by Packers and Movers on the 12th. On the 13th , with not much to do we decided to head for Marine Drive, but the 3 unfortunate Blasts that happened in the evening made us changed our plans. The next day we left for Bangalore. Due to the incessant rain the flight was delayed by half an hour.
It was a One and a half hour flight to Bangalore. When we reached Bangalore the weather was very pleasant with a little chill in the wind. As the BIA is some 45kms from the city, I booked a cab with Easy Cabs. The scenic beauty outside the airport was breath-taking with a beautiful garden spanning a long distance. However this cab ride was also the first bitter experience i had in the city. I asked him to take me to Pai Layout on Bannerghatta road. However he took me to the Pai Layout in K R puram. After a heated discussion , he took us to our destination. It took us three and a half hours (irony) to reach the hotel from the Airport thanks to Easy Cabs.
Being thoroughly tired , we decided to rest for the day. Next day after breakfast we decided to go House hunting. Let me tell you house hunting in Bangalore requires a lot of thought process considering the traffic pattern in the city and is a very tiresome work. Added to it are the arrogant Bangalore Auto-rickshaws who will never want to go on Meter and when they do they charge a minimum of 10 over the metered fare. Luckily for us a very good friend of mine (Saikat) was there to help us. The first day was unsuccessful. I made a observation on the autos. The ones standing on the auto stands would straightway ask for 1.5 times of the metered fare. The ones you catch on the running will not charge that much and often go by the meter, rounded upwards to next multiple of 5.
On the second day the broker showed us a lot of options. Finally we narrowed down to one and booked it. However the search for a better house continued. After a while we decided to go for the one booked. The day was fulfilling and we went back to the hotel. Next day was a sunday and we decided to rest as i had to join office the next day.
All in all my first experience in Bangalore was both good and bad. Looking forward to more experiences that this city has yet to throw at me.
