Day One

I've been in Bangalore just about 24 hours now. Slept for nearly half that time, after getting in from the airport at 2:15 AM (local time), finally getting to sleep around 4:00 AM. Don't want to think too hard about what time it is back home, so my body can better adjust to the change. Here's the view from the balcony of my hotel room.

A few first impressions, in no particular order: traffic is unbelievably dense, especially compared to anywhere in the states, with lanes acting mostly as suggestions, and horns actively letting other vehicles know where you are. Food is excellent. Definitely has more kick than what I usually eat, but that's fine. I like spicy. There is a lot of unique, almost colonial architecture throughout the city (or at least in the parts that we drove through), along with newer, shinier office buildings. And even though we've had a couple of brushes with it, there is clearly a great deal of poverty here, too.