A fourteen-minute walk took me over an hour. Scroll inside the map below, or open it full-screen.
I was staying at The Curzon Court, Brigade Road.
I needed to be at Microsoft Luxor North Tower for a 2 pm workshop.
So I came over to Seetharampalya Metro Station and seated myself at Fairfield by Marriott by 11 am.
At around 1:10 pm, I thought it best to head to the venue. It was a 14 minute walk. That would give me half an hour to have lunch. I skipped breakfast, too.
Unfortunately, the security guard at Bagmane Capital Gate 3 told me that this was the back gate.
Visitors must register at the front gate near Sri Vishnu Palace. That’s 2 km away. But since I can’t go through the campus, it’s 4 km away.
I called the host and let them know I’ll be late.
After ordering a Rapido bike, hunting gate after gate for the right one, I managed to get to the Bagmane Capital front gate at 1:50 pm.
The bus would arrive at 2 pm. The workshop was at 2 pm. It was a 24 minute walk. Since I brisk-walk 25% faster than Google Maps, I could be there by 2:10 pm by walk. Bus was uncertain.
So I brisk-walked. And ended up in my own workshop 15 minutes late.
Without breakfast. Or lunch.
After the workshop, I walked out via the Gate 3. The security turned me around.
I turned around. But after 5 minutes, I turned back.
I took off my visitor badge and walked out.
He shouted at me to turn around. I kept walking.
He followed me, shouting. I kept walking, tiredly.
He called the security at the next check, who stood in front of me, blocking me, and asked what I thought I was doing.
“I’m just going out,” I said, tiredly. And walked around him.
He followed me, shouting. I kept walking, tiredly.
I had lunch at Bug & Bean Cafe.
Unfortunately, their chef was unavailable, so most of the interested dishes were unavailable too. I had a peri peri paneer sandwich.