Monday, July 11, 2005

Of Iced Mochachino, cheesecake and lake Austin

Mozart's is what they call it and truly doing justice to the name they brew some of the finest coffee in the town. Located at the lakefront this is a real good place to sit on a rickety wooden bench and devour a book as you quitely sip on your coffee. Student's, elders, couples, book lovers and all other species line up for the rich serene experience.

Evening 7 pm is still a hot sunny time down here. So me and my friend settled down on a bench soaking the warmth of the sun reflecting from the clear lake waters. We talked about a few important things and then lot about unimportant things [they just seem to come by]. A turtle or two swam close by in circles.. probably they expected me to part with a piece of my cheesecake.. nah! In the distance a weirdo overdid his ski-jet stunts and a cop hauled up a big party boat.. guess he expected them to have just a few pepsi and colas on a party??!!

Troubled where all this takes you..? 2 hrs of quality time without the crowds getting to your nerves, a place to eat all the desserts you want without the waiters pestering you even once and all this in the heart of a city. I never remotely dreamt of anything close except maybe in hill stations and other such bollywoodish places.

So as the Sun made way for the stars and the moon suddenly I slapped my arm real hard. As with the quality of certain things mosquitoes also do get better in US [wherever they are found]. The stagnant waters of the lakes openly welcome all species of living things. But for that, so good is the place that even a 40 mile to and fro drive does not bring down my spirts in any way.

Bangalore, do you hear it?

Plan to make it a weekend reading getaway.......

Au revoir

1 Comments:

At 10:56 PM, Blogger The elderly camel said...

Hey Phani,
Sounds like a really nice place. I think back home Cubbon park/ Lal Bagh would be a bit similar. The lake near my house is quite picturesque too, and am planning to visit its gardens some time soon.

 

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