martinlittle.com:thinkThin

My time in Bangalore felt too short, mainly because I had some work deadlines that meant I had to sit alone at my desk, so didn't manage to spend as much time with the team there as I had wanted. Time is always in short supply!

Aside from work, we did manage to have a great team meal at Gufa. Gufa (or Guffa or Gufha?) means 'cave' in Hindi, and like the name indicated, the place was a cave. All the waiters were dressed in Indiana Jones still explorer outfits which was amusing. Being the guest, and a non-veg guest (you're either veg[etarian] or non-veg[etarian] for food purposes) at that, I got to try all the food. By the time we'd finished the starters I was almost ready to burst, although I did manage to struggle on, of course.

The other highlights were a visit to the ISKCON temple (open carefully, site has music) and a tour of the impressive building and campus I was visiting, including a stop for chaat.

Yesterday I caught a flight to Hyderabad where I am now. My ride from the airport to the hotel included an Indian first: stopping for a herd of cattle to cross the road. This weekend my plan had been to spend time here, however I've been invited to a baby naming ceremony in Chennai so I'm going to bring my plans forward and head south either tomorrow night or else Sunday morning.