The beauty appear when she returns?
Maybe we could go for the Lady Penelope look.
I wonder how MAnjula would vote
So how will
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.
Moonstone
Sometimes Featured on our Srirangapatnam Cycle tour as it relates to the 4th war of Mysore.
It’s considered to be the first English Detective Novel.
Sharpe’s Tipu
Lalith Mahal Hotel
Stefan from Germany asked how often I visit this hotel.
Less than 30 mins walk from mysore BnB it’s an obvious place to walk Lucie and drop in for a drink.
It’s a wonderful place.
Fact is it’s infrequently that I visit
When guests are into the idea and I show the way, and Lucie appreciates the walk.
But what a fab place.
The car returns in bits.
The velvet padded roof from inside has been retained and brought back home. Later we’ll decide if it can be repaired and used.
The seats, floor covers, windows, window mechanisms are all now here, so they’re less likely to get lost or damaged.
Our new team member, whose team will do the work, seems detailed enough, checking each step of the way. The carburettor needs replacing, the battery will be shifted as part of installing disc brakes.
Off she goes
I often joke about our very own version of ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Hollywood movie with in our case the old white guy driving the beautiful MAnjula on her ‘rounding.’
Well she’s off to be rejuvenated.
What colour will be revealed in March?
Summer Palace
Our most popular cycle tour is on Srirangaptnam, the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tipu’s empire for forty years until 1799.
Tipu’s Summer palace is his wonderful guest house on the island. It’s beautifully painted carved wood with fascinating murals of the second war of Mysore. One of our most regular guests Anna took these great 👍🏽 photos on a recent visit.
previously photographs were not allowed.
After the cycle tour many guests stay on island for lunch and to visit the palace.
Takingover
In the nicest possible way.
Cycling and yoga guests from Germany, students from Kaliyuvamane, more cyclists from warm showers, and celebrating my birthday.
Delayed.
Christmas gift giving was delayed as Kaveri and I were otherwise engaged on the day itself.
We combined it with my birthday on New Years Eve and Sowbaghya created a lovely day.
Great to feel the love of friends here and away and to share special time with Kaveri.
Duty Done
Not satisfied with one, here’s number two
Kaveri and I appearing yet again.
Her alter ego altered from Christmas girl to Elfie.
This time for the 100 children at her school Kaliyuvamane.
Elfie leaped ahead, to translate the mumbles of Santa to explain the most important gift we can give is at no cost, which is to care and be kind.
We jointly prepared 100 bags of sweets for the students.
A great opportunity to apply the times tables (bits of them anyway) working out systems to fill them, fold them, then pile and pack them.
Adam Smith would have been proud of our ingenuity and innovation.
A combo of system, specialism and adaptability. Ok it’s small and simple but helped me realise —- Doing projects is the learning way forward.
So I could explain that there are thousands of us helping share his caring message, as there’s too many daytime events for him to get round them all, all at once. I’ve never met him I just get requests to appear so I don’t know if he’s real or not.
Don’t ask me how he manages go fill so many stockings in one night.
As Kaveri doesn’t get a holiday from school our Christmas Day is postponed to New Year’s Eve, when she’ll be on Sunday holiday. Coincidentally it’s someone else’s birthday.
Merry Christmas
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Yes, it’s true Santa aka Father Christmas appeared at the children’s market. But then we did it again
We’re reliably informed that there are many helpers appearing as Santa, around the world.
Our very own Father Christmas aka Santa said: “I received a message asking me to appear at two events on behalf of Santa. I’ve never met him and don’t know if he’s real or not. I don’t care about that. What’s important is not that we give presents but that we share kindness and show everyone to ‘be kind’. All the young people I’ve met already know to BK.”
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