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I had three glorious weeks in India recently staying in palatial hotels that glimpsed stinky slums.

I was there primarily to work but managed to zip out for one day’s touristing. In Bangalore, we went to The Bangalore Palace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore_Palace

This dilapidated castle has lost much of its previous glory due to, in my opinion, the theft (acquisition) of anything of any grace or majesty. What is left is a sad façade filled to oddities that only get mentioned in blogs. Although the original architecture remains, the facings are faded and the chandeliers less than complete. Occasionally there is a piece of beauty, missed by acquiring eyes, but mostly it is filled with tack and trivia.

A part of India’s colonial past remains. Small reminders of an devouring empire and a large mammal.