Thursday, 26. July 2007, 23:55:40
photos, India, Bangelore, travel
a typical interesection
My company sent me to India last week for an audit.
As anyone who has spoken to me in the last two months knows, I was an anxiety ridden mess over the prospect of having to visit India. Having to get vaccinated didn't help, because I hate needles.
As it happens, I enjoyed my trip to India and wouldn't mind going back. We stayed at the Taj Residency in Bangalore, which may have had the best breakfast buffet I've ever had, and the food overall was very good.
I feel the need to admit that I didn't eat anywhere but the hotel. I was warned against trying to be adventurous when it came to eating in India. Perhaps I overly erred on the side of caution, but on the otherhand I didn't get sick on the trip.
The main reason for the post was to show off my best picture from the trip.
I wanted to try and capture the chaos that is Bangalore traffic, which is hard to do with the little camera I have. My husband thought this one turned out well so have a gander.
By the way, that traffic is squeezed into three lanes.
Monday, 21. August 2006, 14:45:20
misc, Miscellaneous, vacation, travel
My Husband and I saw the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" about a month or so go. It was a really good movie, and everyone should see it. When we left the theater we discussed ways we could be more energy efficient and more environmentally conscious. The dark message of impending global environmental disaster was looming large.
Last week I read an article called “Spike Lee: The Angriest Auteur” in which he speaks about many things, including his upcoming documentary about a post-Katrina New Orleans. My Husband and I visited New Orleans twice back in 2000. It may be years before New Orleans is someplace that I will be willing to travel to again. That got me thinking about the impending global demise of a number of cool places I have always wanted to see. If Al Gore is correct, which I think he is, the clock is ticking on a number of places worth visiting.
I have 4 weeks vacation every year, how should I spend them…?
I’m thinking an Alaska cruise next summer to see the glaciers before the melt. I’m also thinking Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Hawaii, Greece, Iceland…
If the glaciers on Greenland melt, it may be thousands of years before these places are going to be fit for tourists again. I don’t have that kind of time.
If anyone has any suggestions on places to go and things to see before the world melts, I’d be happy to hear them.
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