My first trip to India

Mattheus says on Jan 8, 2008, 06:34:

I didn´t travel to India yet, but someday my wish will be come true, but before that I would like to know someone living there in order to receive over there.

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jonas says on Feb 1, 2008, 16:24:

I hadn´t slept in like 30 hours when I got to Bombay, changed airports and tried to get a flight to Goa. Because I paid in dollars they bumped some Indian off his flight and I went. I just remember that I kept waking up in a bus traveling through Goa, looking out the window, palm trees everywhere, it looked like paradise to me. That was about 20 years ago.

Mi alma se la dejo al diablo

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MaFe says on Feb 2, 2008, 18:40:

I haven't had the glory to travel to India, but that is one of the places I would love to go to.

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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houstongal says on Nov 9, 2008, 15:34:

Gee Peter, I guess I'll be able to add my impressions in a few days. I fly to Mumbai on Friday. I'll be there for 3 weeks and 1 week in Chennai. Everyone that I've known who has gone from work either loves it or hates it. I'm hoping I'm in the "love it" category.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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houstongal says on Nov 18, 2008, 23:22:

OK...I've been in Mumbai for 5 days now. First impressions....dusty, people are everywhere especially walking on the side and acrossthe road, incessant honking, and no-holds-bar driving.

My first smell off the plane - insecticide.

So far I'd have to say this has been an adventure, especially living in a corporate apartment. First I had no electricity and had to get security to turn a switch, then he figured out the switch in the apartment's breaker was set to OFF. Then it was trying to find the various switches to turn things on (they have a ton of switches and they're located everywhere in the room). Then it's figuring out which switch turns on the hot water for the shower (2 days of room temp showering, but I think I've figured out the trick). And finally there's grocery shopping (no large grocery stores like Carrefour...just little teeny stores that carry limited items, but fruits and veggies can be bought on the street outside the apartment).

The first day in the apartment I felt like I was Goldilocks as I determined which bedroom to sleep in. I could figure out the lights in one, but the A/C didn't work very well (or I can't figure out how to make it cooler). In another, the A/C was cranking, but the lights wouldn't turn on. I settled for the third bedroom in which both A/C and lights were operational.

I'm sure in the days to come I'll settle in nicely. I look forward to venturing out and seeing what the city has to offer.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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