Blossom Book House on Church Street, Bangalore

There's nothing so fulfilling as visiting Church Street on a Sunday afternoon. One almost feels there lies the soul of Bangalore. Be it rummaging through the books in the Bangalore's favourite bookshop - Blossoms, or get a game of bowling or tank up in many of the cafes. The week doesn't seem complete without this visit. Somehow. 

Yours truly went to Blossoms today and saw people from all ages come and search for books. Physically searching for books still appears to be more joyful than typing a few keys and clicking a button. "Is there a lift to get to the third floor or do we have to use the stairs?" a couple of old men enquired. They were least disappointed when the owner said that there is no lift in the building. 45 minutes later, the old men were still looking for what they wanted book after book. 

"Have you read this book?" asks a father to his wife & daughter flashing a book. A foreigner is sitting on the floor and going through each art book in detail from a stack of about two dozen books, blissfully unaware that there are people who wanted to use the lane but took a detour because she was sitting.

People test their knowledge of books with the person behind the billing counter who seemed to know the author if you tell him the title of the book. A young couple patiently waiting while the staff looks up the book of their interest in the children's section.

All the above action was just in a matter of 30 - 45 minutes and observed when I was not looking at books or the contents of one of them. A great place for observing people and makes your Sunday most definitely.