Arrived in Chennai at approx. 7:45 am. I got up for the sunrise. My usual scene of clouds but we were still very far away from land. I could see building in the distance. The smell of India right off the bat hit me as I woke up the second time. I could not go back to sleep the smell was so disturbing. Met the girls for breakfast and then we had the diplomatic meeting. The two American ambassadors were very helpful in introducing us to all the new customs and news of India. I then had an FDP for my Internatl management class. The man that owns Pebble Creek mining came and talked to us about doing business in India. It has many barriers but once you are in the business can be very successful. Then I had to get ready to leave for my Taj Mahal and Jaipur trip. We left the ship at 12:30 pm. Traffic is absolutely terrifying. It is a whole other world. We made it to the airport safely…all 66 of us! Security in the airport was pretty tight even worse than the US because of all the recent bombings. Girls and guys get a full out body search and absolutely no liquids on the plate. We had to check all our toiletries in one big duffle bag. The flight flew to MUMBAI aka BOMBAY. It is known for its Bollywood and movies. There are posters everywhere for all the movies. They mix all genres of movies together so there is no set one. Sad we couldn’t spend more time because the waterfront is supposed to be beautiful. The flight ten took off to Delhi. Worst landing I have ever experience to date. We slammed onto the landing strip. I thought the wheels were going to snap off. Then we were met by out tour guide and taken to our 5 star hotel the Intercontinental. All marble hotel, rooms had flat screens, see through bathrooms, bathtub and huge shower and the most comfortable beds with down comforters. We had a very late dinner and ate an amazing buffet. It apparently is open 24/7 along with the bar/club and pastry bar. After dinner we went into the club and had some wine and champagnes. Went to bed at 1 am or should I say I took a 3 hr nap. Wake up call was at 4 am to start our day.
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