Tuesday, May 30, 2006

At RitZ Carlton hotel , Gangnam-gu , Seoul , South Korea.

RitZ Carlton is a seven star hotel in Seoul and one of the costliest hotel to stay with. Facilities are superb. The welcome hall is a big hall and the entrance is a gold plated rotating door. The entrance itself has a royal look. Once you enter two women wearing korean traditional dress welcome you in. The marble work done with gold plated top and the small small lights lit together gives a very bright ambience.Once you enter the room, I saw a letter, amazing it was written "Welcome you back, Prasad" along with it was some chocolates. They keep record of all thier visitors by the passport number. One need to give the credit card number details before taking the room. I was having an American express corporate card which is handy during these types of visits.The next day was a holiday and we decided to enjoy the spa and the swimming pool. The swimming pool is facing the clouds and sky , once you are in the pool looking towards the sky you can enjoy your back stroke. The spa and gymnasium are nearby.Evening i decided to just expolre the Gangnam area. The Ganganam is one of the costliest and posh areas in Seoul. I could find a number of Indian restaurants. The major ones was Chakara, India Gate , Delhi, Taj Mahal etc. Chakkra is a chain hotel and comparitively cheaper. India Gate is costlier , but the ambience is fantastic.By 5.30 pm roads are filled with couples. It seems like whole korean couples are boozing and enjoying ther lifetime.All indian hotels close by around 9.30 pm but the other hotels are open till early morning. During previous visit I remeber I along with some of my friends had spent the whole night till moring in an Irish bar talking each other.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Bangalore City Tour.

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is having AC and Non-AC services for one day city tour. The bus takes you to well known places of historical and religious importance. Everyday the service starts at around 8am from the Majestic Bus Station. The Bus covers ISKON temple , Raja Rajeswari temple, Nandi temple on its way. Apart from temples Bus takes you to Tippu Sultans fort inside bangalore. Also some particular slot of time is alocated to see the splendour of Lal Bagh Gardens. As the day proceeds towards from dawn to dusk, you will reach the Planetarium where several shows related to solar system and universe are played. Apart from all this the tour is worth as it takes to several places of minor importance within Bangalore.
A visit to the Mysore Silk showroom is also included in the tour.