We went to the glass house early on when
the Sun was not yet bright. There were golden- colored murals at the entrance,
which shone bright when the slanted rays of the Sun fell on them. We saw a
smiling Sun on the left, and a thoughtful moon on the right. Very tall areca trees caught our attention next, before my camera caught them permanently. The
glass house itself was vacant unlike its namesake in Bangalore. There was a big
park around it. Unlike in Cubban Park, we found a toy train track with the cute
little train being stabled (there's some problem with the machine, we're told).
As we moved inside the park, we found benches made of painted wood pieces.
There were places to sit, with creepers around them (there were no snakes
around, though we spotted a couple of mongooses deep inside). There was a
joyride too, but we were far too early to have even thought of it. There was a
construction scene which had the woman labourer dressed in a Dharwad saree
& blouse, reflecting the local taste in dressing. We also saw a herd of
elephants which looked really real.
It was time well spent, better than my
first visit to this place, which was just to watch a musical fountain.
