Working in India
24 January 2015 Due to job restructuring and outsourcing, I’m heading to Bangalore India for several weeks, this is more a reminder for me but feel free to have a nosey if it interests you…
Arrival and first impressions
Got checked in to my flight and was allocated an extra leg room seat (score!) with a window view, what they didn’t say was that the window wasn’t one I could look through due to it being a door, but was very comfortable. I could see out of the window behind me, and the plane […]
First day of work
Today was Republic day, when the Constitution was signed and officially made India a republic and free from British rule. All hotel guests were invited to a ceremony. I was awake by 7am, so headed down to breakfast, then outside. All the staff were present but few guests. I was a bit apprehensive seeing as […]
2nd day and first cow!
They weren’t kidding about the traffic being quieter. It’s a strange concept, but despite the chaos, noise, horns, disregard for the safety of other drivers, no one seems to get annoyed. I’m sure it happens, but I’ve seen far worse displays of rage on UK roads. I had to cross a main road to go […]
Day 3
Today was a bit hectic, a mix up with the cars meant we had to take a private taxi to work. This was promised in 20 minutes but an hour later we were still waiting (wasn’t really an issue, we were on our way to work!) I did spot this out of the corner of […]
First weekend, Lalbagh park, summer palace and others
Saturday morning, I was picked up around 8am, and we headed to Lalbagh park, a botanical garden in the city. To get there we went by autorickshaw, or tuk tuk, which was a very fun, but very exciting experience. These things fit in any gap in traffic, and in most of them, my head is […]
Goa, Sunshine, Adventure and drunken times…
Having finished work early on Friday night, ate dinner, then managed about 3 hours sleep until we set off to the airport for the 7am flight to Goa. The flight lasts an hour, and despite a slightly terrifying bit when the pilot pulled out of the landing at the very last minute, we landed safely […]
Darjeeling
My grandmother was born in Darjeeling back in 1926 and always said to my brother and me that if we ever got chance to go, we should, so, realising it was a tall order to get there in a weekend, thought I’d give it a go! Set off early Saturday morning and flew to Calcutta […]
The Maldives
This weekend, for reasons unknown, we were sent to the Maldives for 24 hours. I think it may be some old visa requirement and I certainly wasn’t going to complain! Bangalore has an air show running at the moment, right next to the airport, which caused some delays and meant a bit of sitting around, […]
Sunrise over Bangalore
The other night, a colleague of mine mentioned someone had told her about a place called the Nandi Hills, about 60 kms north of the city where the sunrise was meant to be spectacular, so a coin flip to decide if 3 hours sleeps was enough later, we booked at taxi for 5am. The drive was […]