Some random happenings –
The Hotel has many international travelers and the TV channels reflect this. One night I was flipping thru the channels and came across a live concert. I recognized the song as and old Guns and Roses tune. Only it was being played by Koreans. The guy on the lead guitar was dead on. The singer was hitting his notes, only it was all in Korean. My mind had a difficult time taking it in.
Another woman that was Chinese had a very difficult time eating breakfast one morning. She appeared to be a business traveler and I imagine it was her first time abroad. She was in the table next to us, and I wanted so much to give her a hand. She was trying to eat bread and butter, only with a fork and knife. Strange utensils in her hands judging from her awkwardness. She was painstakingly cutting the bread up into small cubes and eating them. She worked meticulously to cut up each morsel, it seemed like it took her a half an hour to eat that single piece of bread.
We ate at a pizza joint by the ocean last night. It was very nice, there was a breeze blowing in thru the windows. The chicken pizza was very good, the meat pizza… well the meat tasted like hotdogs. I have noticed that you can get Mexican, Italian, etc. dishes at many restaurants. But the sauces are always sweet. The cheese is slightly different, but tastes good. Some general observations about food. Chicken is chicken, but the other meats can vary greatly. Mushroom and tomato soups are the same the world over.
The night before last Datamatics took us out to eat. We ate at a Hotel called the Taj Landing – much grander than the Leela. They say that many of the Bollywood stars stop in to eat there. I was impressed by the lobby. It is big enough to play a game of football inside and is three stories tall with a fountain in the middle. Of course the meal was excellent. I had a few tastes of the desserts and they were heavenly. The driver pointed out the homes of a few of the Bollywood stars on the way there. It was fun to live like the folks on the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” even if only for a few hours.
Well on the final day here in India, it seems like the trip has gone by very fast. It seems like it flew by quickly. The flight will be a drudgery, but I am definitely looking forward to being home again.
