Our young neighbours join the team …
Even more mania
Author: SF
A YIndian, Yorkshire by birth and Indian by marriage. Originally from the UK, I've now lived in Mysore, South India for over ten years with my beautiful wife Manjula. MeandMycycle is about the ups, downs and ups of our life in Mysore and our creations: Mysore Bed and Breakfast and MyCycle Tours.
Mango Mania
At our new house, we’re now hearing the thud of mangoes landing (and not just cricket balls hitting the bat. )
I’m reliably informed by my good friend Ananth who grows them on his farm in Srirangapatnam … they’re …. Raspuri.
“Delish!
These don’t get sweeeeet
But are the best variety of mangoes in my opinion
Sweet with some tart and that characteristic aroma!
Taste best 1–2 days after they get soft, not towards the end when they start getting black dots, which is the optimal time for Alphonso’ “
“break the stems off if you want them to ripen faster —
Leave em on for a slow burn.”
Manjula’s Mysore BIG NEWS
We’ve moved house to ….
Offering bed and breakfast accommodation and guided cycle tours.
We’re still only 15 minutes from the main attractions, with even more places to discover, closeby.
Our history began in 2011 when my wife Manjula first shared our home with visitors from India and around the world.
There’s reviews on Trip Advisor as Mysore Bed and Breakfast and MYCycle Mysore Cycle Tours and more details on our web sites
with details of who we are and what we do
with more of our story
I also introduced the second (after Delhi by Cycle) guided ‘city’ cycle tours in India.
..
Sadly Manjula died in 2017 but she’s very much still with us ..
Do check our presence on the net for more information or contact me for more information at sfindia@gmail.com or 00919886705179
We’re small and intimate, sharing my home and reflecting the quality and character that Manjula wanted and achieved.
from
Billet -Doux, Luca, Kaveri, Sowbhagya and Stephen.
Cat World Mysore
Overwhelmed
Sharing our new home.
We haven’t quite finished moving yet as there’s much moving to do within the house itself.
The moving that’s necessary is distributing things within the house, emptying the garage, getting rid of more excess (selling art and whatever remains being hung) and I suppose generally diminishing the chaos.
Here’s photographs of the main rooms and guest bedrooms.
Guest bedrooms (en suite)
First guests have been and given it the thumbs up.
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Library and study
Photos to come later
Sit out and garden, Out front. Tibetan flags
Terrace (what could go here?) on the first floor
Halls (aka lounge or living rooms), there’s two and a dining area
It will, of course, continue to be sharing our home….. with other species too…
Mango season
Our tree is bursting with mangoes
So we needed a little help
and shared with a neighbour.
An age later
Yes it seems to have taken an age but our presence and Manjula’s is now at our new home to be.
Familiar radical red items (and others) are here.
Plus one or two completely new additions.
Our first guests at the new Manjula’s Mysore
We’re almost moved in — well sufficiently to welcome our new guests.
Kurt and Loe from Belgium, the very first guests and returners, having first visited us a few years ago. How cool is that? Complete with a soon-to-be new family member.
Luca, a ‘warm showers’ guest, has reached the final stage of his fund-raising cycle ride for a school in Bangalore.
It’s been a long haul….
Weeks of to and fro.
The final stages
The usual fresh lime soda and chai at Mud Cafe.
But it’s taking a lot of effort to get to this stage.
Florian and Deepak got us to a flying start with regular Sundays, then the removal guys lugged the furniture and finally the plants were shifted.
It’s been a marathon and we’re not quite there.
Yet
It’s my first house move for sixteen years and the one I shared with MAnjula for nine.
I think she approves of the new house.
Me and MYCycle 