Arrived in Pune

Well after two 7 hour flights, 5 hour lay over, and a 3 hour drive from Mumbai, I am safely settled into the Sun - n - Sand hotel. With a name like that you would think you were at the Jersey shore. I am still pretty exhausted but wanted to put down a little bit to let you know how the trip went and my initial impressions.

Typical of most trips I take, I can not sleep on a plane. Even with Business class I didn't sleep. I think I dosed for 20 minutes in the lounge in Frankfurt and another 15 minutes on the 2nd flight. I will say this though, business class is so much better than coach. Especially on the first leg when we were on an Airbus. The seats almost went horizontal, there was movies on demand, video games, and if you are willing to pay inflight internet connection.

We arrived in Mumbai around 2am. The amount of people hanging out at the airport was crazy. Most international flights out of India are around 2am too. We then drove for 3.5 hours to Pune and our hotel. Despite the time, the roads still had a decent amount of cars and trucks on them. Our driver wouldn't go over 80 km/hour otherwise it might have been a lot shorter. The road itself would make the belt parkway seem straight.

Some first impressions...

After checking in at 6am and taking a shower, I didn't put the do
not disturb card on my door. So I was awoken 3 different times before I finally got up around 11:30. The first was to see if I had any laundry to be done. The 2nd was to clean the room. The 3rd was to check the minibar. Then around 2 they stopped by again to give my afternoon chocolates and fruit

I had lunch by myself in the hotel. And the service was unnerving. I was the only person in the restaurant. But there were at least 8 people working. 2 kept hovering over me. Not letting my water get below half way, clearing plates the minute I finished, and magically appearing the second I lifted my eyes from the plate.

By the way, I have already lost power twice since being here. Apparently this is common.

I will write about the streets and office tomorrow. My driver is waiting to take me home now...