What To Do In Bangalore

jpbangalore

Hi guys,

I am an 18 year old... just moved to Bangalore recently to work.

Don't know much about the place... what's there to do in B'lore, where can I meet people etc - would love some help from those that have stayed here long

I'd especially like to start playing football (soccer) it's been a long time since I last played

Thanks in advance for any help!

jp

machadinha

Welcome to IndiaMike.

Have a look at Bangalore Meetups for IndiaMike meetings there (scroll to the end of it for latest developments). It's not very active I don't think, but, you could try your luck.

Check also http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/, they should have a paper edition as well. I know their Mumbai edition is quite good.

Try also http://bangalore.burrp.com/.

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BugBit

Hey JP, welcome to Bangalore!

For starters you could take a short trip around bangalore, it is organized by KSTDC
this should be helpful: http://www.discoverbangalore.com/sightseeing.htm
This too: http://kstdc.net/Tours.htm
If you are the outdoor types and would love a trek or two you could try out Bangalore mountaineering club, they conduct weekend treks around Bangalore, the western ghats and much more.
Their website:http://bmcindia.org/

If you are the foodie types check out the Famous restaurants thread under Bangalore itself, you'll need a lot of time to exhaust that list!

Hope this helps!

jpbangalore

Thanks machadinha and BugBit for the help.

Have checked out Bangalore Meetups, as said the thread isn't active but will see how it goes.

Will have a look at TimeOut. What's the deal on clubs here - they have to close at 11? I'm still confused about that.

Will look at some of the links here, mountaineering sounds fun. Any other help would be appreciated

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BugBit

Well don't remind of the after 11 shutdown/curfew!
It's apparently an attempt to reduce crime rate. So have to learn to live that. . So no real eatouts after that other than Empire chain of hotels. You should try it out sometime, they serve some fabulous chicken cuisine as late as 1 in the night. They are located at Koramangala near Jyothi Nivas College, Shivajinagar and Church Street.

danield

Just returned from a trip to Bangalore. Found DNA a newer newspaper to be helpful about life around Bangalore.

delhiwala

Time Out Magazine is also a good source for tourists....

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