Bangalore Bash

I arrived in Bangalore at 10am. The airport is significantly larger than Pune airport. On the cab ride to my hotel, I rode with the window down and I could smell the jasmine. It is an instant difference from the city of Pune where I have been all week. Bangalore is a bigger city that had its "tech" boom earlier so the city grew. Pune is going through that now so everything is still located in the city area and expanding out. Bangalore is also much further down south. The hotel is more spacious than my hotel in Pune. My coworker arranged for us to do a "tour". It was an older woman that is an official tour guide of the city. She took us around to the classic spots of the city and gave us a lot of history. I received a blessing at the Bull Temple. The Bull Temple (see attached) is for the Hindu God "Shiva-The Destroyer." I hope the blessing works. Everyone needs a blessing at times. We also did some shopping. Yes, the people at the stores are exactly like the street vendors in New York. Pushy and of course deceiving. Salesmen. Period. Bangalore is a city that definitely felt the IT boom early. It is very developed and most of the population is making a "good pay." I was so exhausted that I began to fall asleep while my coworker was negotiating a purchase of a rug. When I returned to the room for some rest, I held the jasmine that was given to me close to my nose and prayed to God. I was already so blessed for this opportunity to be able to travel to another country. Just this experience alone is quite a blessing.