Monthly Archive: September 2007

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore India 1

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore India

http://www.amrita.edu/ http://www.amrita.edu/ase/coimbatore/index.htm So here we are at the school. To my right is Shri Kristian (I’m going to have to get a hold of him so that I can spell his name right), and...

Guest house grounds 3

Guest house grounds

I took a little walk yesterday morning to see what else was around the grounds here. I’m pretty impressed. by

The art of folding paper is…. 3

The art of folding paper is….

ORIGAMI!!! ok, it’s a different spelling but it’s the thought that counts! Look at that key! It’s like some think that the dog on the Pirates of the Caribbean would have. by

Signed Sealed Delivered! 4

Signed Sealed Delivered!

I forgot to mention this. Before I was allowed to check in for my flight from Chennai to Coimbatore, I had to have my luggage checked. They ran it through the x-ray, and then...

The Journey 2

The Journey

I showed in the last post how grateful I was at my living accommodations, but I didn’t talk about what it took to get there. There is a protocol to driving. GO! GO FAST!...

The Diamond in the Rough 3

The Diamond in the Rough

So, the Chennai traveler’s hotel left me wondering what I was going to find at the University Guest Housing. Boy was I happy to pull in through these gates!!! Here’s the main entrance from...

Po-ta-to Po-tah-to 2

Po-ta-to Po-tah-to

So, it’s 4AM local time. I leave the Chennai airport and head toward the gate for Coimbatore. I felt like Tom Hanks in “The Terminal”. I was standing in line to go through customs...

Dinner and ….Book? 3

Dinner and ….Book?

  So I grabbed a baguette sandwich from one of the shops and then headed for my departure gate. On the way I noticed a vending machine with books in it! I’ve never seen...

Paper or Plastic 0

Paper or Plastic

  The flight to Chennai India was less forgiving about the “Only 1 carry-on” rule. They made me jump out of line and get my bag checked in. I’ve got that tripod attached to...

Blinding Flash! 0

Blinding Flash!

  So, I’m back in the Heathrow Express. I thought that I’d be smart and leave 1 of my bags at the airport so I wouldn’t have to drag it all over the place....