First order of business today after settling in was to get something to eat! This was more challenging than orginally thought because I wanted to find the EXACT placet to get something amazing. Krakow is surprisingly difficult to navigate and eventually I just picked a place. I ordered bigos and to my surprised it actually tastes the way my dad makes it! His version includes more cabbage though.
By the end of the day and 1.5L of beer later, I rolled myself back to the hostel. In the US, after I have large meal I may feel like I gained 10lbs but it is only a temporary feeling. After today's meals I know I gained 10lbs for good. These meals stick to your bones.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
More Kerala pics and off to the Taj Mahal
Some of my Kerala pictures on Facebook.
Stef and I are off to New Delhi in a few hours to visit the Taj Mahal (which is in Agra) and head home to Chicago. I am looking forward to beating up some merchants haggling over intricately carved marble elephants with inlaid semi-precious stones. My favorite part is when my counterpart exclaims, "We need to eat from this money. I cannot go any lower." I respond, "so does my family and I like to keep my money. I need a bigger discount or I will give myself a discount by buying less." Then they usually go talk to their manager for a while and another Rs. 500 ($10) comes off. Actually it doesn't matter how much comes off; I am not happy until the prices comes down 30-50%. I expect all the merchants are selling at 300% of cost so I need to do my best to get it back to that amount.
Stef and I are off to New Delhi in a few hours to visit the Taj Mahal (which is in Agra) and head home to Chicago. I am looking forward to beating up some merchants haggling over intricately carved marble elephants with inlaid semi-precious stones. My favorite part is when my counterpart exclaims, "We need to eat from this money. I cannot go any lower." I respond, "so does my family and I like to keep my money. I need a bigger discount or I will give myself a discount by buying less." Then they usually go talk to their manager for a while and another Rs. 500 ($10) comes off. Actually it doesn't matter how much comes off; I am not happy until the prices comes down 30-50%. I expect all the merchants are selling at 300% of cost so I need to do my best to get it back to that amount.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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