This week it was a struggle to keep my journal up to date. Most of the week I jotted down notes on the back of an envelope and am only now adding the entries for Monday through Saturday. Since I\u2019ve spent so much time at work today, it\u2019s been very difficult to find the time or energy to keep the journal updated on a daily basis. Hopefully, next week will be a different story. <\/p>\n
Friday was a very late night and we didn\u2019t arrive back at the hotel until almost 5am. The breakfast buffet is included in the price of the room and is served from 7am \u2013 10am. We decided to head to the restaurant and grab something to eat before our heads hit the pillows. Shortly before 9:30 am, we headed back up to our rooms to get some much needed sleep. <\/p>\n
I finally got a chance to visit the Leela Galleria (shopping centre) attached to the hotel. First stop \u2013 the Oxford bookstore. I picked up a book of Indian ghost stories and another containing some traditional folk tales. I\u2019ve also picked up an introduction to Hinduism to increase my knowledge of the local culture and religion. There are a number of post cards in the book store, so I\u2019ll have to come back and pick some up before the end of the week. I\u2019d like to get them in the mail before Friday, so that they arrive at their respective destinations in North America before I do! After leaving the bookstore, I wandered in and out of the rest of the shops before heading back to my room. <\/p>\n
Finally, Faisal and I manage to get our schedules straight and the trip to the disco was arranged. Anand, Faisal and I headed to Hypnos for dinner and dancing. We met many of Faisals friends and had a great time trying out the Greek food on the menu. The music was a mix of North American techno and Hindi dance mixes and made for an interesting evening out. Bars close early in Bangalore, and we were headed home before midnight. <\/p>\n
Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean we had an early night and lots of sleep. Working the night shift has its\u2019 downfalls. It\u2019s hard to go to sleep early once you\u2019ve been up to 4am for a week. Instead, Anand and I spent a few hours just gabbing away \u2013 ok, I\u2019m the big mouth talkative one\u2026most of the gabbing was done by me \u2013 before we were fit to crash in the early morning hours. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve offered to provide Anand with some space on my website should he want to start a journal of his own. We\u2019ll have to wait and see if he\u2019ll be adding his own impressions of India to the site. Otherwise, I\u2019ve joked that he may be offered special correspondent status and be assigned the Herculean task of attempting to describe driving in India to everyone. I\u2019ve been talking about it for weeks now, and I know I\u2019ve not been able to describe it adequately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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