The Atria Hotel Bangalore

B*ck by no dem*nd *t *ll, here's *nother collection of weird *nd w*cky wire stories... <br><br>Not Ex*ctly M*rit*l Bliss<br><br>Mumb*i, Nov 8: The Bomb*y High Court h*s ordered loc*l police to protect * Pune couple from their infuri*ted in-l*ws. S*been*, * K*shmiri Muslim wom*n, m*rried R*vi, * Hindu from Bih*r, *g*inst the wishes of the wom*n&#8217;s f*mily, who h*ve thre*tened the couple with physic*l h*rm. &#8220;This is * free *nd democr*tic country *nd once * person ...

... my writing I&#8217;d like to publish my photographs some day, and entertain daydreams about hosting an exhibition down the road. I&#8217;ll have a body of good work, and many stories and brilliant memories from my photography. <br><br>There&#8217;s Ashok Jain, who runs a bric-a-brac shop with his father in Shivajinagar. He and I struck up an acquaintance, and one day his 5-year-old daughter was at the shop, looking adorable in a pink dress and scribbling in a ...

... homes all the time....India is so big, yet so small at the same time!!!<br><br>*Cold: I got the cold just like all the other flat mates....Not too bad, just sore throat and then runny nose.....But I had some super hot (spicy and temperature) Sambar I cooked and it was great!!! I felt much better.....<br><br>*It was nice to just chill and not do much in Bangalore and I had great fun.....alright next dispatch will be from Rajasthan!!! Take care,<br><br>Sumeeth<br>

... drinking only water for every meal (save breakfast, when we've had dosa, pancakes, cereal, toast and coffee) is definitely good for my health, I was excited to find a place where I could buy some OJ and a bag of spicy chips when the urge called! Also while on the campus tour Jeremy advised me (somewhat nonchalantly) to avoid certain unlandscaped areas due to cobras sometimes being found there. I quickly set that bit of good advice to memory! <br><br>The school week ...

... 12 hours to kill, so we got breakfast and then got taken to the parliament house (built by the British), a very impressive looking building with its little sister next door copied like for like but smaller and newer by the Indians, and the high court of Kernatka on the other side, and to the Palace, where entrance was 200 rupees (the prince lived there with his family) and pictures cost 500 rupees, so I took one for your enjoyment for free (we got told off for this, but we ...

... for me having never travelled afar before. While the students had a ride in a 'traditional&#8217; looking Indian bus, I had the guilty pleasure of riding in a cab with air con, but I did get to capture the local lifestyle en route to the hotel . The roads, well all I can say is crikey! Driving here takes some skill! Horns constantly beeping, no indicators, no lanes, just go as you please and may the best vehicle win! How on earth ...

... say maybe half the size of the Albert Hall, with a vast golden shrine to one end, and various other golden deities dotted around the place. We were ushered with our fellow ticket holders to one side where we queued in front of a priest, who was basically preparing pujas for us all - we realy got the works for our 200 Rupees! However, when we got to the front, and held our hands on the jasmine that would later become an offering, he asked if we were members and for ...

... a microwave. Oh yeah. "Nothing" inlcudes beds, and pillows and sheets. Oh, and lights. At all. Well, we have some now, but the day we arrived, we walked into the apartment, and no lights work. I'll tell you, when you havn't slept in 42 hours and have another 10 to go before you can sleep and just about died on a taxi ride to your apartment in a crazy ass city where everyone supposedly speaks english, but not any kinda of english you've ever heard ...

... fathom the thought of digesting any of this. The cacophony of images that "attack" you include a constant stream of demanding beggars hovering around you, women in iridescent sarees passing you by, people everywhere approaching you with "hello my friend" followed by offering you overpriced services or products or simply asking you for your belongings ("How much is your camera? Can I have it?"). Cars, motorbikes and tuktuks driving chaotically around you, some literally ...

Hi all.. Well its Saturday and it is time we did a bit of shopping... We tried to hit the National Market to grab some DVD's but the place was shut. I think you have all read about Transmorphers... so i wont rehash, but here are a couple of pics. We then went to Brigade Rd. There in the Levi's ...