As I await my apartment or flat being readied I am staying at the Windsor Hotel. The Windsor is a 5-Star hotel - checkout their website http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=429 It is a wonderful hotel with fantastic marble & wood work, plush persian carpets and beautiful artwork throughout. It has all the things that would be expected in any western 5-star hotel, excellent staff, restaurants, workout facilities, $10 massages at the spa, etc. It also has a few things that are not standard in western hotels. The following anecdote is about one of them....
This morning, my first in Bangalore after arriving at 2:00 am, which my body foolishly believed to be 2:00 pm, I decided to have a cup of coffee at the Irish Pub in my Indian hotel; multi-culturalism is running wild. Unfortunately that was not the only thing running wild. As I was enjoying a good cup of coffee and trying to make sense of the cricket match on the TV (anyone who says cricket is similar to baseball would confuse a Ferrai with a Hyundai), something caught my peripheral vision. I first thought "just a shadow" but then saw the shadow had 4 legs & a long tail. Yes, a rat was running around the lobby of my 5 star hotel. The waiter profusely appologized. Being the calm, level-headed person I am, I merely replied that "I just wanted to make sure you saw the same thing". At that point the "rat removal squad" (two guys with brooms and baskets) quickly sprang into what can only be described as much-too-practiced action.
Growing up on a farm is going to come in handy. Who wants to visit first?
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Paul, I love the blog. Keep the stories coming, it's great to have a few laugh out loud moments at my computer since you aren't here to personally share the stories. I love the visual aids too! Nate
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