The first photo I took on my Indian excursion. From the catalogue in the airplane. I thought the warning labels weren't quite blatant enough.
Infosys Campus, Mysore. This is a pathway to the building with all the fun stuff - snooker, salon, bookstore, other stores, bowling, gym, bank, etc.
This is my apartment. ... or the movie theater on campus.
Our swimming pool, in which girls were told to wear t-shirts and shorts over our swimsuits, but are also not allowed to swim with clothing on. Pretty much, we just don't swim.
more pool.
Jess and James in shock upon arrival at our new diggs.
You might say I live at Disney Land.
Movie theater!
This building on campus is supposed to resemble origami.
Artistic photo attempt #1. If you squint you can see Sarah and me on the walkway in the reflection.
Our first trip into Mysore city. A welcoming gesture, I must say.
Hey cow!
Sarah and cow conversed quite well together.
The temple in Mysore.
Mmmmmmonkey!
Happy monkey family.
Mysore from atop Chamundi Hill.
Sacred cow
Which toilet do you prefer? The Western toilet is what you would assume. The Indian toilet consists of a bucket, a sprayer, and a hole in the floor.
Mysore Palace! No cameras, phones, or shoes allowed.
These guys were taking pictures of all the Americans while we posed for a big group shot.
Taken from the window of our bus while waiting to leave. Monkey boy had a yellow python in that basket.
You can't really see it, but along the top of the wall are shards of glass embedded in cement that substitute for barbed wire. Ouch.
Lizard outside my building.
James performing "shakey-face"
Out for dinner with the gals at the Wildflower Hotel.
Melissa and I on the coolest silver swing we've ever seen.
Out for drinks and obnoxiously loud music at Opium.
Sarah and me with our extra rummy punch.
Myra, Massay, Melissa, Ruth.
3 of the approximately 7-8 women at the club. All were American, and with us.
When you've got American girls in your bar, you can't not watch them chug a beer, can you?
Safari-man would walk up to us and just stand there smiling. Really. Creepy.
Rock on!
Actual size.
On weekend two in India, some of us went to Bangalore to do some shopping and check out the "big city." This is our hotel room. What this photo does not detail was the obscene scent of mothballs everwhere.
Bangalore from above.
Jess, Ruth, me, and Melissa out for dinner and drinks at Cosmo Village.
Bangalore's high court
This one Banyan tree has branches that extend over 3 acres. They turned it into a park. A TREE.
Fern Gully?
Along with this lovely shot, the guy we asked to take the picture took 5 more. We weren't aware.
Here's one of them.
And here's the family of that guy. After taking our picture, he pointed to the camera and said, "Okay, now you take." and I swear, from all directions came his whole family to pose in this photo.
Our fabulous driver for the weekend - Nadraj. This man can weave through the eye of a needle. He showed us.
Some ... mountains? Outside Mysore.
