To escape the sudden pre-summer heat in Bangalore (march/ april) which hotter and dryer than usual, I went with my friend to the hill station Ooty in Tamil Nadu. It was a lovely trip, we stayed in an old British house outside the town on a hill with a great view over the landscape. the weather was very pleasant and the nature wonderful to watch.
To our surprise, there was even a Charring Cross, which had a grotesque water fountain installed and was much less busy than the one in London.
some pictures can be seen here...
it was a great way to relax two days from work and the busy city.
a few other updates:
Life in Bangalore is great. Now, the election craziness is over, and we have a new minister president and a strong BJP in power. Many in my surroundings are quite unhappy with that and fear the BJP regime. let's hope that the influence of the right wing RSS will be little.
bars and clubs are finally allowed to open till 1 am, and the weather became cooler again with rain in the evenings. Bangalorean night clubbers and workers (and me) are very happy about that.
I participated in a 10km run which was great fun and which was attended by a total of 30000 people, which is a nice sign of how many people are happy to run in Bangalore.
our beloved German general consul, Mr. Loeffler, will leave in June. the farewell dinner at Taj West End was a nice get together and I will miss his initiatives to foster art and science happenings in Bangalore. But the actual Consul, Mr. Rohde, is also very interested in science and visits us times on time. Recently, the Asia director of the German Research Foundation (DFG) visited Bangalore, and I was invited to dinner with him and some representatives of other research institutions in Bangalore.
more news in future...
