I have seen a dead rat and a dead goat – both of which might well have died of old age – and one car accident that looked kind of […]
Sabbatical Blog – The Traveling Tool Kid
Unfinished Jobs
The “Unternet” – as Max calls it – is down so this blog will be posted with a delay. It’s amazing we even have Internet connection at all. The day […]
I have a Maid …
… and no idea what to do with her. It sounded like a good idea back in Sunnyvale when I agreed to the arrangement. She’s been the landlady’s housekeeper for […]
Getting used to India
We are back in Kochi and in our permanent apartment. It is much nicer than the one before which really was a dark, damp, smelly, mosquito-infested dump (am I being […]
Tea Harvest in Munnar
Today we ventured where seemingly no one has ventured before – judging by the near total absence of plastic bottles strewn around. Across the valley from the hotel is a […]
Religious Experiences
Last night we went into Munnar and did the tree hill tour of the places of worship – or almost. All in all it was a couple of days full […]
Perceptions and Reality
It is interesting to observe how Max perceives reality – or not – as opposed to us. Uli and I walk around country and town wondering about this, marveling at […]
Southern Indian Comfort at the Copper Castle
I can’t help but to forever compare every place we are to the US and Europe. What is different, what not, what surprises and astonishes us. Like the hotel we […]
Munnar – What a Relief
We survived another night of mosquito attacks but this time did much better. There are a few tricks we learned from Meena, our very friendly neighbor: first, put the big […]
India!
India! We made it to Kochi, Kerala, India sort of in one piece. Three days into our India-experience I am still struggling to summarize how I feel about. Maybe I […]