First days in India

My trip began with a terrifying experience at LAX. I went to the counter to check in and found that I left my passport at home .... inside my scanner. Yes, my scanner. I had time to kill before leaving for the airport so I decided to scan my passport and visa since I knew I would need copies for registering for class, getting a phone, etc. Well, I had the copies with me but forgot to take the passport out of the scanner. Luckily, Ransom was with me and he drove back home to retrieve it. It was nerve-wracking sitting at the aiport wondering if he would get back in time for me to catch the flight. But with an hour to go, there he was, passport in hand! What a savior!

Flight to Frankfurt was punctual and non-eventful. Meals were fine. I watched "EatPrayLove." Had a few hours to walk around the Frankfurt airport but it was 3 a.m. my time so did not have much energy to do anything other then grab some tea and snacks.

Arrived in Pune 4 a.m. Saturday morning directly into "Pune International Airport." This is primarily a domestic airport but there are now 2 international flights that come in and out of Pune: One from Frankfurt (Lufthansa that I was on) and one from Dubai. This was one of the easiest customs check I've ever been thru in India.

Spent the first couple of days at the "O" Hotel in the Koregon Park district of Pune. After spending 24 hours either on a plane or at the Frankfurt Airport, I was completely exhausted. My main activity that first day was going to the spa ..... sitting in the sauna and having a massage. Other then that, I walked around the area a little ...... saw the remnants of the German Bakery that was bombed last year. My friend Nana, the autorickshaw driver came over in the afternoon and he drove me around for a couple of hours so I could check out the sights and get my bearings.

On Sunday, I moved into my apartment.