Walking to the gate

Bit livelier at 8am as opposed to completely dead at 6
So much space!

The business upgrade was well worth it!
Some wine and arancini

Stella Bella’s the name!
Airport!

Checking in
Waiting for boarding at the lounge

Reached the airport fairly early and completed security pretty fast. The airport is empty and the lounge doesn’t open before 6:30. Killed some time by sitting down and then enter the lounge for aRead more
Round two of Stella Bella!

Dessert

Ice cream sandwich and chocolate. Saw on menu there was mango mousse but wasn’t offered. Oh well
Some lunch!

For starters, Hara Bhara kebab and Foccacia and salad. Amazing food!
Mains for lunch

Didn’t enjoy it as much, felt it was bit bland/weird.
Great nap!

Full lay down bed ftw! Sandra insisted on her setting the mattress on the seat that extends to fully flat bed. Slept really well despite noisy kid next seat
Second meal

Feeling a bit queasy from the bumpy turbulence, decided to go a bit light. Having Karnataka chicken curry with chitranna
Starting descent!

Hello from Terminal 2, Bengaluru

T2 is fairly empty.
First things first

Kaapi, of course
Mangalore airport

From a newly revamped Bajpe airport in Mangalore
Home

Eat. All the things!

Lovely drive to Butterfly park

At the butterfly park

We’re well past peak activity time for butterflies as per the caretaker, but we did see a bunch of pretty colourful butterflies. Captured only one photo because the butterflies were dancing too fastRead more
Soans farm

Quick stop over at Soans Farm for some fresh pineapple juice. I’m told this is the best in the area.
Saavira Kambada Basadi

Saavira Kambada Basadi, or 1000 pillar temple is a prominent Jain temple in Moodibidiri. The temple has three storeys but we weren’t allowed to go up.
Lunch at The Estate

We head over to The Estate, resort for lunch. I gobble up Ghee Roast and Neer dosa along with some matka biriyani.
Dessert at Naturals Sundae

Gajbaje is what I had, named after a popular mixed veg dish. That’s where the similarity ends though