Going-Home Time
After a very stressful 2 weeks my time here has come to an end. Managed to get home at a sensible enough time to capture the sunset as viewed from my hotel window…
It was either this or a picture of a diseased cow in the middle of the road. This is a little more picturesque…
Nightmare Day
Today is the penultimate day of my stay and I cannot wait to get home. Continue Reading →
Jhoomlay 2008
On my last visit I ended up being plucked from the audience and mucking about in a quite horrific way, here is the video of said event…
Chemists & Druggists
Maybe it was because I have been suffering a crushing headache for the past 24 hours, but I did seem to be subconsciously on the look out for Pharmacies and other medicinal drug selling outlets. The one pictured is a prime example of common sense. Why shouldn’t all drug related resellers end their signage with “ists”. I quite like the general wreckage around the edge of this photo.
Drumming Man
This man really annoyed me since he kept following me around and so I decided to film his sales pitch….he still didnt give up and tried to get me to buy those bloody drums later on on my travels around the place
Scary Creatures
Here i am with three tiny people dressed as strange animals. The costumes are dreadful and have clearly been used every day for the last 20 years or so i expect. Continue Reading →
Diesel Savings
In addition to Printers and Brown Sauce, HP also make petrol, and its very cheap. Continue Reading →
Siemens and the Bible
The Siemens office can be found snuggled between the Bible society and Bible World. An interesting but profitable relationship.
Monkey Litter Bin
Despite more rubbish kicking around the streets than a particularly messy landfill site, this area of the city does have litter bins. Continue Reading →
City Market Adventure
This morning I asked my driver to take me somewhere that I could get some threads and beads. Continue Reading →
All Hands Together
Taken at the front of the main building from the restaurant balcony opposite, this photo was a logistical nightmare to set up. Almost everyone from all EU teams had to be invited then to get permission to take the photo was even more complicated. I had to get verbal permission, written permission, restaurant balcony permission. All came together a few moments before it started raining…
I may never stop laughing.
13th Floor
We visited the 13th Floor Restaurant Bar, to eat more food, drink more beer and generally gaze at the views over the city. It seemed to be a relatively safe place to be. If you were to have the misfortune to slip off the edge of the balcony, a net would catch you and break your fall. This made me feel much more comfortable. There was no visible checking for bombs though, so should the worst happen, not even nets would save us.
Ladies Tailore
Just a stones throw from the hotel is one of the more fashionable districts of downtown Bangalore. This trendy little boutique, when open, typifies the hustle and bustle of a store at the top of its game.
When you are in this kind of business there is no time for window shopping….all you need is a door, a make-shift sign and a broom to clear the entrance from all the crumbling rubble.
No Bombs Allowed
One of the most reassuring things about the hotel is that every vehicle that goes into the car park is checked for bombs. Continue Reading →
Assorted Crackery
The best place in town for all your pots, pans and specialist kitchen needs.
Ista Hotel
This helpful gentleman can be found outside my hotel, Ista…he sports an excellent moustache and managed to put his hands together so naturally, I suspect he has been doing it for years.
He also performs the useful task of fetching cars from the car park. Somewhere hidden in his facial hair or hat is a microphone that delivers his registration plate calls to speakers beneath the hotel.
Airport Walkabout
Pringles & Digestives
Arrived back in Banaglore, delayed by the right-honourable President Bush who decided to leave right when I wanted to. How inconvenient. Still, made me think of this quote from a recent Charlie Brooker article…