I got to Cubbon Park by auto (rickshaw) this morning and enjoyed 45 minutes of walking there. The auto driver delivered me to the entrance at Gopalagowda Circle. MG Road is at the other end of the park, so I was able to walk right through about 2 kms. and find myself on the way back to the hotel.
A theme in this posting is signage since I was able to get some photos of signage that is unusual in the eyes of someone from the midwestern U.S. The Gopalagowda Circle sign, for example, is much more ornate and colorful than we expect traffic signs to be.
Second, the sign in Cubbon Park that explains activities that are verboten is also interesting.
Note: If you double-click the sign you can enlarge it and read the sign clearly.
Do you understand what is meant by "Playing" is forbidden? It seems to refer to loud music. As for "Hawkers", that means no selling stuff in the park. "Hawkers" is a British English term, but we understand it in the U.S. No "Feeding the Dogs" is obvious and I will say that there were numerous dogs in the park hanging out in packs or individually. They all seem to be of the same mongrel breed. And finally, I guess that "Illegal Activities" means whatever you want it to mean. The sign is bilingual, of course, since English is the one language that all Indians have given the large number of indigenous languages spoken here.
Finally, I bring you a third type of signage showing six of the species of birds found in Cubbon Park. The beautiful hand-painted illustrations give a very clear way to identify those birds. I found several of these signs in the park. This sign uses repetition (both illustration and written information)--together, the visual and the textual help us to achieve the purpose of the sign.
Bougainvillea is gorgeous so I had to photograph some along the way. I found it just outside the park along MG Road.
