Bangalore - India 2023 - Reviews of the places I visited. Byg Brewski and Skyee

 Byg Brewski Brewery Hennur

Byg Brewski Brewery offers a wonderfully rustic atmosphere with a spacious layout and excellent beer selection. Situated very close to Oia, we decided to kick off our visit with a beer and the first round of snacks at BB.

The brewery boasts a large area with a significant water feature—seemingly a trend as many places incorporate some kind of pond or water body. Opting for a flight of beer and Tandoori chicken, we were delighted to find both options absolutely amazing. I usully like to order a flight to explore various options and pick one after. The service was impeccable as well.

Our visit took place in the late afternoon, as we wanted to experience both BB and Oia together. However, one could easily spend an entire evening at Byg Brewski Brewery.  The only downside is the lack of a nearby Metro station, which would have been a convenient addition.

Area - 65,000 square feet

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Skyee in UB City 

Bangalore, you are amazing - now! 

My last two trips have been a blast, thanks to the availability of the Metro that takes me to most of the fun places.

UB City Mall is among those high-end malls that I enjoyed visiting. While I'm not much of a shopper, I like to explore these places to learn more about the new India and its people.

This particular bar had been on my list for some time. It's a one-time visit kind of place. Unfortunately, the food was overpriced and horrible. My husband opted for scotch, and I went for a gin and tonic. We didn't go too fancy on drinks. We ordered the Lebanese Veggie platter and the meat platter. The veggie platter was good, but the meat platter was disappointing—overcooked, rubbery, and clearly not fresh.

I would recommend going early, spending some time in the mall, having dinner elsewhere, and then heading upstairs for a drink. A well-lit night could make it more enjoyable. It might be a good idea to call ahead in that case.

Asia’s largest pub - OIA - Greece comes to Bangalore

 You visit this place for the fun, pictures, glamour, and awe factor rather than for drinks or food. While they attempted to be creative, it is more expensive than I would prefer to pay.

However, I do recommend going at least once, allocating at least 2 hours, and arriving before sunset to enjoy the place in daylight. Take a leisurely stroll, capture some photos, and observe the place gradually filling up. The venue is well-decorated, especially in the evening.

I found Bangalore to be very expensive for drinks, and I later discovered it was due to the outrageous excise tax in the city. I cannot praise the decor, seating, cleanliness, and service enough. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the food.

During our visit, we ordered a cocktail, Boozy Vodka Panipuri, and my husband stuck to his scotch. However, I would suggest eating elsewhere and coming here for drinks and dessert. We ordered Pigs in Blanket (meh), Bhutte Ka Kebab (horrible) prawns wrapped in bacon (okay), Whisky Garlic Prawn (horrible), and tandoori chicken (good).

I will go again and again for its grand scale and lively ambience.

Located in Hennur , area 87,000 sq ft Seating 1800 

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Our Cancun trip @Excellence playa mujeres

It has been too long to write about our trip but this felt right writing about it when I am on the plane for another trip. Its not late- it was just THE last flight I took, may be just few weeks ago.

The year was ending with a complain of boredom, not doing things for us, not using the opportunity of being empty nester’s and the year ended with an all inclusive resort vacation in Cancun.

I didn’t work too much, someone just handed over the idea and plan and I just followed it. less than two weeks and we were in Cancun.

The resort was much more than I thought and for the first time in my life I was NOT doing things in my vacation. I just stayed in, ate a lot, drank plenty, spent time with Mr. Husband, watched sunrises, sat by the ocean, went in the water and repeated the same the next day and days after. It was a change, the kind of vacation he loved and I also enjoyed.

We have been away without kids few times in last few years but this was totally different. It took away the stress of finding a place for breakfast, lunch or dinner or things to do. We could stay in the room, it was big and beautiful with a balcony facing pool and ocean in sight. A bed and table and chairs in the balcony too. I did come out in the wee hours of morning and slept on that bed.

I have written plenty of saree stories detailing our stay, This is about the things I did and would have done differently.

Things I would have carried from home

A yeti cup for drinks and straws ( plastic free resort) nail paint and polish remover. 

I am glad I took sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and flipflop. It was hot but not humid.

The food manager became my friend and to go person for meal planning second day onwards, He laid out the best plan and I could eat. 

I ate a tiny breakfast ( boiled eggs, fresh OJ and Gauva) room service at 6.30 AM. There was a window next to the door to a cabinet, they will leave the breakfast there and we could get it from inside. 

Then I will go to Sunrise walk and come to the cafe for breakfast at 8.30 or so. Lunch at noon and dinner at 6 PM when all the restaurants open and then dessert in another place at 9 PM onwards. It worked out well for my heart and soul not sure about my body. 4-5 meal a day can do wonder. I am glad it wasn’t a very long vacation.

we stayed in Excellence playa mujeres