Renaissance Mumbai

I'd been in San Francisco for close to five years when an idea struck me. Why not quit my job and travel the world, doing good for others, fighting evil, and seeking the perfect beach? I replied (to the voice in my head) with an affirmative, why the heck ...

... short stopover to swap our hiking boots for flip-flops and then we're back to the continent, this time the inspiration of the renaissance, Tuscany in Italy where we have a wedding to attend and no doubt plenty of Chianti to drink. From here we head east, ...

... , medicine, rehydration and toast brought Jana back to life and ready to go again!   Layton treated us to a night at the Renaissance Mumbai which is a SUPER nice hotel.  We would have had to pay $330 for a night there but it was FREE because ...

... . Its hard to explain. I recognize for some its a business; other times its plain raw destitute.   A few highlights in Mumbai was meeting Sumeets French Friend currently working and living in a posh area.  (the man who lent us his driver!) ...

... [1]. George Wittet designed the buildings for the business district, imposing a uniformity of style and design through the use of European Renaissance facades[2]. It has a "London feel" to it and is often referred to as "London-like" by the locals. ...

... asked if we would work at a fashion launch tonight.  We had our taxis paid there and back, it was in the Renaissance hotel which is a fab 5 star hotel in Bombay.  We all had to wear slinky black dresses and basically walk around with ...

... think eating in a five star restaurant might have done it. I got this AWESOME meal at the Italian place here at the Renaissance. I started with a spinach and pear salad and pignolis. I then got home made mushroom ravioli. The sauce tasted like grandma's. ...

... noticed about the city while on the airplane as the city was just under a heavy cloud.  We hid in the Renaissance for 2 days upon arrival.  It was Chris' birthday and we wanted to just chill.  We never left the hotel ...

... from a local monk. Right across the gate there is Taj Mahal Palace and tower, grandious fairytale blend of Islamic & Renaissance styles hotel that got bombed by terrorists a few years ago. Nowadays nothing of that tragedy remains. From there we ...

... nicht ganz unstressig... Nach meiner Rückkehr von Kolkata waren wir ja wie angekündigt Sonntags beim Brunch im nahgegelegenen Renaissance Hotel. Und was soll ich sagen, es war sensationell. So sensationell, dass wir gestern gleich nochmal zum Abschluss ...

flight almost got cancelled due to software issues with the NAV systems.  The crew was literally minutes away from not being legally able to due the 14 hr. flight.   We finally left over 2 hrs. late.  Lie flat really cool unless you are ...

Well , its been just over a week since we landed in Mumbai. We are going to write this interchangeably. We will try and crystallize some of our personal thoughts ( not all !) and experiences. Speaking for myself, I feel a lot more at ease now I'm here in ...

... very nice day and so happy we were not in India and Jim was better. We had booked 4 nights in the very very nice 5*Marriot Renaissance Hotel for Christmas so it was time to decide what and where we were going to go next.  We looked at all the flight ...

... , and temples, and were started after the Ajanta caves were created/abandoned. The site is said to represent the "renaissance of Hinduism under the Chalukya and Rashtrakuta dynasties" and the subsequent decline of Indian Buddhism. The coexistence at one ...

... Rückflug und kam gegen 10 müde wieder in meinem Hostel an. Heute ist jetzt ab halb 1 ein Brunch vom Deutschen Stammtisch direkt bei uns im Renaissance Hotel, wo ich mir ausgiebig den Bauch vollschlagen werde, bevor die finale Vorlesungswoche startet. ...

... much (most of what I saw was parked auto-cabs - must have been thousands of them).  We stayed at the Marriott Renaissance during our layover (not a bad place to stay).    We went out with our tour guide this morning and visited ...

... of incredible, and the Taj Mahal is just one of them.  All of them are equally as grand as anything that came out of the Renaissance, and further its amazing to see how well preserved it all is.  But now that I have seen the major sights, I feel ...

... It is one large cavern of a room that contains art works of the Italian Masters that were the inspiration for the Italian Renaissance. To try and describe the inside of the church would never be adequate and flowery descriptions would pale in contrast to ...