Repost: I accidentally deleted this!!!
India is very different from the United States. Blog Post #1 on my first trip suggested I thought otherwise while still in the airport, but the truth is the smells, sounds, sights...all very different. Exotic. Fascinating.
But I'm staying in a 4 star international hotel this time around, and there's not getting around a little bit of genericism (not sure that's a word) when you do that. They're trying to appeal to a mass audience and so--you get a look not unlike a Westin in Philadelphia.
But the little things remind you that you're not in Kansas anymore.
So here are the little gems I've noticed in my hotel room that I won't find in Walla Walla:
* Flashlight, for the frequent power outages here
* Strange toiletries including lip balm and rose water
* In my bedside drawer: the ever present bible but also the Hindi "Bhagavad Gita"
* And last: courtesy. I almost forgot how amazingly kind the Indians are. The gentleman who checked me in also escorted me to my room. He then brought me all sorts of coffee and tea and water. Another gentleman brought my bags. I was then sent complimentary wine to my room. Then another man came to check my electricity and finally I received 2 phone calls ensuring all was working and I was satisfied. That doesn't happen in Cleveland.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
India is very different from the United States. Blog Post #1 on my first trip suggested I thought otherwise while still in the airport, but the truth is the smells, sounds, sights...all very different. Exotic. Fascinating.
But I'm staying in a 4 star international hotel this time around, and there's not getting around a little bit of genericism (not sure that's a word) when you do that. They're trying to appeal to a mass audience and so--you get a look not unlike a Westin in Philadelphia.
But the little things remind you that you're not in Kansas anymore.
So here are the little gems I've noticed in my hotel room that I won't find in Walla Walla:
* Flashlight, for the frequent power outages here
* Strange toiletries including lip balm and rose water
* In my bedside drawer: the ever present bible but also the Hindi "Bhagavad Gita"
* And last: courtesy. I almost forgot how amazingly kind the Indians are. The gentleman who checked me in also escorted me to my room. He then brought me all sorts of coffee and tea and water. Another gentleman brought my bags. I was then sent complimentary wine to my room. Then another man came to check my electricity and finally I received 2 phone calls ensuring all was working and I was satisfied. That doesn't happen in Cleveland.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
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