Expressways, concrete roads, flyovers, metro, eight-lane highways and so on! There has been an overdose of news about all this all over! “You can reach Mysore from Bangalore in 75 minutes.” I thought this was an exaggeration.
In April, we drove to Mysore and I was all excited to zoom on the new expressway just three days before it was inaugurated. Of course, it took us 90 minutes to reach Kengeri from Yelahanka, but I was thrilled to drive on a smooth expressway, which was similar to a freeway in the U.S. or those wonderful highways of Europe. In no time, we were passing by the romantic, nostalgic rocks of Ramanagara, where Hema Malini had danced over broken glass pieces in Sholay.
“What, Ramanagara? Incredible! In 40 minutes,” I exclaimed. Soon after, I saw the Cauvery of Srirangapatna at a distance! Yes, we reached Mysore in 75 minutes! None of us was tired by the journey, which was smoother than our journeys from north to south Bangalore. Nobody needed a restroom stop or a coffee break! It is a fantastic road.
