We awoke to the call of loud-mouthed black birds that we would later learn are called grackles. They liked to perch on the roofs of the rooms in front of us. Sometimes they would venture onto the handrail of our balcony. We had a slightly set-back view of the beach from our window, which proved […]
We arrived in Cancun airport along with a plane full of people who were ready for spring break. Unlike my recent trip to India in which the flights were split among Indians, Europeans, and Americans, this flight was 100% Americans going on vacation. After going through a lax customs checkpoint, we were almost funneled through […]
Now that I’m back in Providence, I was finally treated to the serious snow I’d been missing. Nobody in the immediate area lost power, although our lights were flickering a bit last night. It was charming to see the sights this morning – neighbors being neighborly and kids throwing snowballs. I did some sledding down […]
When our hosts asked me why I was vegetarian, my simple reply was “because I like animals”. For those of them who are vegetarian, it’s a part of their religion, and some (maybe all) of them have been vegetarian their whole lives. Anyhow, here are some non-human friends I made on the trip. These animals […]
We had a 7:15 am flight that connected in London (without an overnight stop this time) and continued on to Boston. We scheduled a hotel shuttle to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. It is a 40-minute drive, but we were advised to depart at 4:00. I thought that was earlier than necessary. The night before, we […]
Our last day was one filled with celebration. First off, it was the day before Republic Day, so the events committee decked out the office with the Indian flag colors of saffron, white, and green. We also dressed in those colors, but each person wore only one color. We had to assemble like this to […]
We really only have one weekend to enjoy here, so Raghu, Sekhar, JC, Anil, and Anil’s driver made sure that we got to pack all the possible tourist activities anyone would ever want to do in Hyderabad into said weekend.
… or at least that we made it to the office. This one’s for you, Michael Monteiro. Here is our walk to the office in a bit more detail. Once we arrived in the office, we built towers with paper cups and straws and plastic forks, made some drawings, put sticky notes up on a […]
We have been so consumed with seeing all this city has to offer (thanks to our diligent welcoming committee of Buildium India) that I haven’t had much of a chance to write after being in Hyderabad for five days now. Here are brief highlights from our first day. We arrived in Hyderabad International Airport around […]
I was quite looking forward to these accommodations that Jane booked for us in London. It was Coryndon’s suggestion, which I enthusiastically supported. It may have lost its luster had we stayed longer, but at the moment, I thought I could have enjoyed staying in one of these for the entire trip. The Yotel is […]