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Nestled in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Bandaje Trek lies in Chikmagalur which is a small town located 280 kilometers away from Bangalore. Chikmagalur attracts lots of tourists due to its pleasant climate, coffee plantations and two of the famous mountain peaks – Baba Budangiri and Mullayanagiri.   Bandaje trek was in my bucket list from a long time but as everyone says right time and right company matters always to plan your travel. One of my friend asked me out for this trek and my niece also agreed to join us which I was little surprised since she has never trekked before. So I didn’t want to bring her morale down by explaining her the trek difficulty but was so glad and proud of her that she successfully completed this trek with me.   We had booked this trek through a travel group called Incredible_Karnataka who organizes treks every weekend around various parts of Karnataka.   Day 1 – 14 th  June 2024 - Friday We were picked up from the designated pick up points by our Tour lea

As another addition to my series on Museums of Bangalore, in this blog I will take you around one more hidden gem of Bengaluru - Rezwan Razack’s Museum of Indian Paper Money.  This museum is located on the second floor of the magnificent Prestige Falcon Towers, Brunton Road, Bangalore. It was formally inaugurated by the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Dr. C. Rangarajan. Working Hours  :  10:30 am to 5:30 pm (Closed on Mondays and all public holidays) Nearest Metro station  : Trinity station Once you enter the magnificent Prestige Falcon towers, security guards deployed right from the gate till the building will guide your way to the museum and I was totally awed with the entire process. Security staff in the ground floor will help you with the visitor check-in process and will guide you to take the lift to the museum(3 rd  floor).  Upon reaching the museum, you will need to take entry ticket at the security. Security was kind enough to help us keep our bags in the clo