Here's a picture of a big lake in Hyderabad that I took from the car. There's a big Buddha statue in the middle.
The ISB campus is amazing. This is their main building, taken from the near the executive suites (on campus hotel), with a close-up of the central part of the same building:
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The architecture is... well... strange. I'm not sure if it's pleasing or not. But it's definitely striking. Here's a picture from a stairwell, and then a closeup of the strange structure that's in the background. It looks like a huge wine glass to me.
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After coming back from Hyderabad I immediately took an overnight bus to Belgaum to spend the weekend with relatives. My Mama lives in Belgaum. I spent Friday there and then, on Saturday, we drove to Sangli where his daughter lives. Her husband owns a factory that makes PVC pipes; here's a picture of all the cool colors:
On the way back from Sangli I took a train (first time this trip). Unfortunately, I had to buy a first class ticket because there was no availability otherwise. I say unforunately because you don't really get the true indian railways experience by travelling in first class. Anyways, it was my first time travelling first class on a train so there were a bunch of things that surprised me.
There's an indicator in every cabin letting you know which bathrooms are vacant. And the bathrooms are actually pretty clean. |
You can ring a bell and a 'Jeeves' will come ask you what you need. This light shows him who called. |
There's a laptop/mobile phone charging outlet that actually gives 110V AC power (instead of 240V which is the indian standard) |
Let me just say that you have to have travelled 3rd class to really appreciate how out-of-place all of these ameneties seem! :)
Finally, here're some pictures of the wonderful sunset caught from the train:
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