Brisbane: A city that Bengaluru could have been.

If you are one of those 80’s born, seen beautiful Bangalore of the 90s and have experienced the city wander off the path you thought it would naturally take, you might find this interesting. I had to visit Brisbane over work. And this is my second visit. On my first visit, Brisbane took me back to the good ol’ Bengaluru. Sparingly populated, small compared to Australia’s Sydney, Melbourne; many business establishments but not too many, mostly banks and a few manufacturing facilities; parks and kids running about; safe even when streets are empty; and more importantly great infrastructure aided with good weather. Compare that to 90’s Bangalore (it was Bangalore in English then, Bengaluru in Kannada / Telugu), it too was sparingly populated, smaller compared to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (Calcutta, then); many business establishments but not too many, mostly banks (Canara bank, Syndicate bank, Corporation bank, Karnataka bank, et al) and a few manufacturing facilities (HAL, BHEL