After such an interesting day yesterday, I was curious as to what today had in store. I was happy to have slept in till 545a, a big improvement over 4a! After breakfast, I packed up and met Tour Guide (TG) and the driver at 9am.  TG, said we would first go to the Srirangapatna Fort, an island in the river where Tipu a famous Sultan ruled this part of India in the 1700's lived and died. He was known as the Tiger of India and was a total pain to the British...

While I am sleeping pretty well, my jetlag has morphed into going to sleep by 9p (which frankly isn't that unusual) and waking up ready for the day at 4am (which is unusual). Yeah, not so great. I lay there, thinking "really???" and finally around 5ish give up and get up.  Today, was no different and after getting some work done and catching up on world events, I went for breakfast. After the over-the-top breakfast at the ITC Gardenia (my hotel in Banglo...

My week of work in Banglore has gone well. I have 10 great trainees and 3 amazing trainers. After 2 days of me pontificating about processes and policies, they were split into 3 groups and are getting the true hands-on experience that will allow them to be valuable to our clients. It made me smile as when I would visit each of the rooms, someone was always upat the whiteboard and there was lively conversation about various aspects of the rules, policies or pr...

I last left you on Saturday night, where thanks to ZZZQuil (sister to NiQuil), I slept well for a solid 8 hours. Not bad! On Sunday morning, I went down to my complimentary breakfast, which ended up being in the real restaurant (vs the abbreviated version in the concierge lounge).  From a juice bar where I can choose what vegis/fruit goes into the juicer to Indian savory pancakes with chutney to traditional Western food, it had more than I could ever eat.  ...

India…sounds, sights and yes even the smells are nothing like any place else in the world. For those of you that joined our girls trip 2 years ago via this blog, you may remember the beauty of the Taj Mahal, the insaneness of Varanasi and the vibrancy of Jaipur.   As with the last trip, the first 3 weeks are for work and the last week is doing some fun with Ken and my sister Karen joining me. I hope you will enjoy the trip through my blog and pictures. T...