MYSORE - BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK The trip from Mysore to Bandipur National Park resulted by a variety of landscapes. Shortly before entering the National Park we stopped at a village with very interesting houses a tea break. In one of the small restaurants we discovered two men in the traditional costume of the mountain people. Then it was very difficult to find our lodge. Our driver-guide and we had the old name of the lodge in contract documents. After a long search and many unnecessary miles, we arrived at our destination, the lodge THE SERAI. Brand new built by a coffee shop operator. We were the only guests! The rooms in a longhouse-bungalow was great! The reception, restaurant, swimming pool, in short the whole lodge was great! Quite unexpectedly, however, was the restaurant service. The young men from the surrounding area are trained to be excellent waiters. The waiters could work in any 4-star hotel in Europe. And this from the chef-cook, Mr. Shanmugan SIVA from Chennai / Madras. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MYSORE – BANDIPUR NATIONALPARK Die Fahrt von Mysore zum Bandipur Nationalpark führte durch abwechslungsreiche Landschaften. Kurz vor Einfahrt in den Nationalpark machten wir in einem Dorf mit sehr interessanten Häusern eine Teepause. In einem der kleinen Gaststätten entdeckten wir zwei Männer, in der traditionellen Tracht der Bergvölker. Sehr schwierig war dann das auffinden unserer Lodge. Unser Driver–Guide und wir, hatten den alten Lodge-Namen in den Unterlagen. Nach langem suchen und vielen unnötigen Kilometern, kamen wir an unser Ziel, THE SERAI LODGE. Ganz neu errichtet von einem Coffeeshop Betreiber. Wir waren die einzigen Gäste ! Das Zimmer in einem Langhaus-Bungalow war super ! Die Rezeption, das Restaurant, der Swimmingpool, kurz gesagt die ganze Lodge war toll ! Ganz unerwartet war jedoch das Restaurant-Service. Die jungen Männer aus der nahen Umgebung werden vom Chefkoch, Mr. SIVA SHANMUGAN aus Chennai / Madras, zu exzellenten Kellnern ausgebildet und könnten in jedem 4-Sterne Hotel Europas arbeiten.
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