The First Day

We arrived in Bengaluru shortly after midnight on Friday morning. Our flight was uneventful, and our arrival was uneventful as baggage, immigration, customs, and our driver were all spot on. We have not yet adjusted to the time zone, and we're up in the middle of the night. The boys are supposed to travel at a later date, and we hope to receive them directly into our house; however, their travel plans are uncertain as a change in the pet import rules for India has caused some issues arranging affordable travel from a port of entry city to Bengaluru. Our first day was composed of watching the view from our hotel room window. The hotel, The Ista, is near the center of the city, and our room faces East. The slide show shows some of the views looking out over what appears to be a neighborhood. In the neighborhood we have a mosque and several Hindu temples, which rise above their surroundings. Day one is also the beginnings of food adaptation - Allison refers to it as 1/720 day of curry. Actually, the food at the hotel is very good; although, Allison warns of watching for peppers disguised as green beans. Jessie is having some difficulty finding edible things, but she will adapt. Jessie and Larrie went swimming, and found the pool to be quite cool. With a nice westerly breeze, swimming was down right chilly! We were warmed suitably by basking in the sun a few moments, but not sufficient to go back into the water. Allison and Jess took a "nap" that turned out to be the day of the living dead. Jess did not regain conciousness until 2:30 the next morning at which time she was hungry and chipper. Our second day calls for venturing out and meeting other ex-pats in our community. Life begins!