Wayback machine: Bangalore, January 2007
I was fortunate enough to make two trips to Bangalore, India while with IBM. The second of them was two years ago this month. I miss India terribly, and I hope I get a chance to go back again soon.
This is an autorickshaw, and it's a popular way of getting around in India and other Asian countries. It runs on a two-cycle engine, like a lawnmower or a go-kart, and contributes much of the persistent haze of exhaust over city streets:
Motorbikes or "two-wheelers" are also popular:
Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road) is the main drag through central Bangalore, and it's hard to overstate how active it is during the day and well into the night... like Times Square in energy:
And yes, there are cows roaming around freely:
Some IBM colleagues took me shopping on Commercial Street, which is another cacophony of sound and color:
There are numerous side alleys doing a bustling business:
With a couple of opportunities to visit Bangalore, I've had the chance to cultivate some friendships. Rahul and Bindu are the brother- and sister-in-law of our friends Andy and Devan here in Philadelphia... Rahul and I enjoy talking business and solving the problems of the world:
On my next trip to Bangalore, I hope to catch a Bollywood movie in a theater, go to the horse track, and visit Mysore Palace. And if I'm especially lucky, I'll get to take Chels or Nick with me.
This is an autorickshaw, and it's a popular way of getting around in India and other Asian countries. It runs on a two-cycle engine, like a lawnmower or a go-kart, and contributes much of the persistent haze of exhaust over city streets:
Motorbikes or "two-wheelers" are also popular:
Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road) is the main drag through central Bangalore, and it's hard to overstate how active it is during the day and well into the night... like Times Square in energy:
And yes, there are cows roaming around freely:
Some IBM colleagues took me shopping on Commercial Street, which is another cacophony of sound and color:
There are numerous side alleys doing a bustling business:
With a couple of opportunities to visit Bangalore, I've had the chance to cultivate some friendships. Rahul and Bindu are the brother- and sister-in-law of our friends Andy and Devan here in Philadelphia... Rahul and I enjoy talking business and solving the problems of the world:
On my next trip to Bangalore, I hope to catch a Bollywood movie in a theater, go to the horse track, and visit Mysore Palace. And if I'm especially lucky, I'll get to take Chels or Nick with me.
