Also known as Bangalore, Bendakaaluru, Silicon Valley of India, Banglore
印度卡納塔克邦的首府
Bengaluru is the capital and largest city of Karnataka in southern India, with a population of 8.4 million as of 2011, making it the third most populous city in India. The city is known as India's "Garden City" and serves as a major urban center in South India, with its metropolitan area ranking among the country's five largest urban agglomerations.
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thumb|300px|The front façade of the Vidhana Soudha
Once called the "Pensioner's Paradise" and the "Garden City", the face of Bangalore has since changed dramatically due to its explosive growth in 20th and 21st centuries.
Traffic in Bangalore is generally appalling: it's often ranked as one of India's most congested cities. Allow plenty of time to get around, especially anywhere near rush hour. Heavy rains often cause flooding that can bring traffic to a complete standstill.
The schedules of the metro and buses are integrated into Google Maps.
thumbnail|Ramdevarabetta Hill, [[Bangalore/Ramanagara|Ramanagara. The rectangular cutout holes above the ridge at the middle are cave entrances made for the filming of Passage to India.]] There are city tours that can show you the city efficiently if you are short on time. Typically, tours do not include entry fees into the attractions. Bangalore, like the rest of India, has a habit of charging foreigners a lot more than locals for attractions. For example, Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, which is on the half-day tour, charges ₹15 for Indians/SAARC and ₹200 for non-Indians.
thumbnail|Inside a mall in Koramangala
Bangalore provides a wide range of options for shoppers. One can buy many things ranging from clothing to electronic goods and vehicles. Being an IT city, Bangalore provides all kind of services but one might find things to be costlier.
Many visitors come to Bangalore searching only for sandalwood carvings and silk saris and so miss out on the city's true shopping experience.
Bangalore has a wide variety of food options. Foreigners will want to look for cleanliness in choosing a place to eat. Also don't expect the exterior to be too fancy, observe the cleanliness of the inside and the servers when choosing a place to eat! Eating options include high end restaurants to chains to temples to mom and pop shops and of course street vendors! Restaurants usually label if they serve only vegetarian (veg or pure veg) or both veg and non-veg cuisine. If you haven't been in India long, it is safer to take bottled water. But juices and other drinks are usually OK.
班加羅爾(Bengaluru,卡納達語:ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು,国际音标 /'bɛŋgəɫurʊ),是印度卡纳塔克邦的首府。班加罗尔人口超過一千萬,為印度第三大城市,第五大都會區。班加羅爾位於印度南部的德干高原,海拔超過三千英尺。 班加羅爾神廟中的石刻銘文可追溯到公元890年左右,銘文中最早提到了“班加羅爾”這個名字 。班加羅爾區域曾隸屬於古印度的西恆伽王朝、朱羅王朝與曷薩拉王朝,其後的毗奢耶那伽罗王朝封建地主在西元1537年正式建都並取名(卡納達語)邦加魯魯(Bengaluru),Kempe Gowda 在此建立一座土城,其四周漸漸發展出商業市集,其後的都市與道路皆以此為軸心向外擴張。 1638年,印度教王朝馬拉地帝國佔領並統治班加羅爾,半世紀後蒙古民族的蒙兀兒帝國佔據其地,又將其轉售予毗奢耶那伽罗王朝下屬的邁索爾王國。十八世紀末,在英國於取得勝利後,班加羅爾也一併被英國東印度公司佔領,原先隸屬於邁索爾王國底下的諸侯傾向英國占領者,並得到了班加羅爾城的行政控制權,名義上為英屬印度政權底下的自治區。1947年印度脫離英國統治短暫地成立印度自治領,班加羅爾成為邁索爾邦(今日卡納塔克邦前身)首府,並在印度共和國建立後維持其卡納塔克邦首府的地位。班加羅爾市於2006年正名為卡納達語的「邦加魯魯」。 印度独立后,班加羅爾发展成重工业(印度太空研究組織等)的中心。近10年来,高科技公司在班加罗尔的成功建立使其成为印度信息科技的中心,被稱為“印度的矽谷”。班加罗尔的信息科技公司任用印度电脑工程师的30%左右。班加羅爾與矽谷的時差近半天,故可與美國IT產業進行接力工作:當美國矽谷的廠商下班後,可將技術文件及相關資料傳到班加羅爾的廠商接力製作,半天後印度廠商下班,即可上傳回矽谷的廠商繼續製作。班加羅爾是印度增長第二快的大都市。它是許多教育和研究機構的所在地。印孚瑟斯,威普羅,印度斯坦航空有限公司的總部位於班加羅爾。
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There are also hundreds of young coconut and sugarcane juice stands! A nice refresher as you go around town! Both are good for keeping cool and energized. A coconut goes for ₹25-30 (some stands may have smaller coconuts for ₹10-15). Sugar cane juice runs ₹10-15 per cup.
Bangalore is far from the sea, and as such the quality of seafood can vary. Some of the higher end and popular seafood places manage this well, but foreign travellers may want to tread a bit carefully.
Foreigners might want to only drink bottled water and eat only chutneys that are made with bottled or filtered water. Also, beef is forbidden to be on the menu in Karnataka restaurants.
The 80 Feet Road is the Eat Street of Koramangala. Pizza Hut, Domino's, KFC, Taco Bell, Au Bon Pain are all found here. There are also many non-chains serving local Indian cuisine. Chandni Chowk is a great option if you want the rural Punjabi dhaba …
In Koramangala, Legends of Rock is near the Pizza Hut on 80 ft. Road. Also great is the Jimi's Beer Cafe nearby, has a really nice ambience. Costa Coffee, Barista and CCD have their presence near Maharaja Hotel. Young working people spend a lot of their time here. You can get a truly multi national multi cultural feeling as there are several restaurants serving Spanish, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Mexican food. Hence, it is really popular with expatriates. The area around Jyoti Nivas college is a popular hangout for the college going crowd, with a lot of eateries and cafes in the area. This area has a very hip/ fashionable feel to it.
A large number of budget hotels near KSR railway station are crowded in the area around the Dargah Tawakkal Mastan, O.T.C. Road, Chickpet, Near Sreenivasa Hospital, from the Majestic bus station. Ask for the Brahmins Bakery area.
If you are free for an hour, you can just go around the Majestic theatre and the Kempe Gowda Bus Station and look for a budget hotel yourself, as there are many on small streets and roads around this place. Or, you can even trust (to some extent) a broker who voluntarily offers help, but be sure you take a good look at the rooms before you pay any money to the lodge and the broker. But there is a wrong notion in the minds of people in and around Majestic that whenever you go in pairs, they tend to look at you with a wrong and suspicious look. If coming with family, especially newly married, avoid the Majestic area.
Bangalore is a relatively safe city at that time. However, most of Bangalore practically shuts down a little before midnight, even very safe residential areas can be very desolate by 11PM. In the morning, people start getting out from 5AM or 6AM, but it's usually still dark outside at that time, so exercise caution if you are in an unfamiliar area.
Some of the lower-income areas can be somewhat unsafe once it gets dark. Exercising caution and good sense will increase your chances of staying safe.
It is not advisable to walk alone along deserted alleyways or lanes after dark. Avoid doing so in areas that you are not sure are reasonably safe. Avoid using an auto-rickshaw if the driver is not alone, especially at night. Do not flaunt jewellery, high-end mobile phones, laptops, watches etc. Do not withdraw large amounts of cash from ATMs in deserted areas. Beware of pickpockets in crowded areas such as exhibitions, cricket matches, train stations, etc. If you are returning late from a party, it is advisable to pre-book cabs through reputed companies such as Meru, Ola, or Uber, as against flagging down an auto-rickshaw on the road Exercise caution in stopping to help if you see a broken-down vehicle at night, especially on lonely streets and in cases where you will be outnumbered
Rising incomes have brought an influx of people, including white and blue-collar immigrants, leading to disparities in earnings between locals, casual labour immigrants and expatriates (people from oth…
Bangalore is a clean city (compared to other major Indian cities such as Mumbai and Kolkata) and epidemics are rare. However, foreign tourists should be cautious about consuming water and eating at roadside stalls. It is recommended to use bottled water if the source of drinking water is unknown.
It is recommended to use mosquito repellents, either as a cream applied on the skin (ask for Odomos at local medical stores) or in the electronic form, during the evenings.
It is always a good idea to carry a minimal medicine kit with medicines for common diseases and conditions. Most of the international medicines are available in medical stores, though the name and brand may be different. So, it is advisable to do some research on the alternatives or consult a general physician, if needed.
Ambulances can be requested by calling 108.
The area code for Bangalore is 080. When calling from overseas, dial +91 80 XXXX XXXX (if the phone is a land-line connection). If you don’t have an Indian phone number, it is strongly recommended that you get a pre-paid calling card if you plan on using your phone frequently. Because of new government regulations, you need a photocopy of your passport (visa and the ID pages), a color photo, and proof of local address (in Bangalore) when buying a pre-paid card. If you do not have the required paperwork, it is recommended that you ask a local friend to buy a pre-paid card on your behalf. Pre-paid cards are sold in a few of the shops that sell mobile equipment.
Public telephones are a good option and are available widely. Most shops that offer public phones sport easily visible "STD/ISD/PCO" signages. More often than not, public pay-phones are post-pay and there will be a person at the shop to take the payments. Check the bill generated from the machine and make the payment accordingly. Payments are always in Indian Rupees.
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