Pune is much nicer than Mumbai! The city is around 600m up, it's less humid and there is a constant breeze. I also didn't see a single insect the entire time I was there, which made a very pleasant change from Hyderabad, where every mosquito in a 10 mile radius seemed to want to fly in my ear.
The taxis the office had arranged were a damn sight better than the ones in Paris too. If anything though they were too keen, turning up 45 minutes early and then being sent away by the hotel, which caused a fair amount of confusion as I had to get in touch with them somehow and have them come back. This was a minor inconvenience compared with being dropped off in a totally different part of town.
My first surprise upon arriving was finding out I had an office!
Quite what they thought I was going to do with it, I have no idea, but I appreciated the thought. I did actually go and sit in it for 10 minutes just for the hell of it.
Otherwise, there's not much that was eventful to report about the week. I mainly avoided Indian food due to my sadly delicate stomach and was taken to an excellent Italian. Although they did serve their pasta cold...
We did go to a rather nice Indian on the last evening but I avoided anything that was obviously going to give me problems.
I did notice one weird thing though, in India apparently, a Spar is a major attraction. No, seriously. Spar is an awesome superbrand - FACT!
And so, we finally come to the return journey.
Let's just say it was hell. Four hours, in the dark driving into Mumbai at peak traffic time. Next time, if there is a next time, I'm going to try and fly direct to Pune.
The taxis the office had arranged were a damn sight better than the ones in Paris too. If anything though they were too keen, turning up 45 minutes early and then being sent away by the hotel, which caused a fair amount of confusion as I had to get in touch with them somehow and have them come back. This was a minor inconvenience compared with being dropped off in a totally different part of town.
My first surprise upon arriving was finding out I had an office!
Otherwise, there's not much that was eventful to report about the week. I mainly avoided Indian food due to my sadly delicate stomach and was taken to an excellent Italian. Although they did serve their pasta cold...
We did go to a rather nice Indian on the last evening but I avoided anything that was obviously going to give me problems.
I did notice one weird thing though, in India apparently, a Spar is a major attraction. No, seriously. Spar is an awesome superbrand - FACT!
Let's just say it was hell. Four hours, in the dark driving into Mumbai at peak traffic time. Next time, if there is a next time, I'm going to try and fly direct to Pune.
