Today I will enjoy the villa before departure tomorrow. Perfect service, great accommodation.
last full day at villa
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50 dives
After crossing the equator the first time of my life on the flight between Singapore and Bali another record/mark is hit: 50 scuba dives so far after three dives around Nusa Penida with Bali Scuba.
To end the day I had a great traditional Balinese massage.
Bali – Island of the Gods
Nusa Perida
Little stingray
Singapore Sling
Last week partying in Singapore was really nice. Went to Indochine for dinner and the Pump Station for live music. Sneak peak into Home club (dubstep music).
As advised by some we went to Raffles for the original Singapore Sling. It is supposedly the only place in Singapore where you can throw the nuts on the floor without breaking the law. Nut scattering is excessively done by the guests.
On Friday morning we went to Bali / Indonesia.
Marina Bay Sands
We had a nice dinner at Marina Bay Sands, an impressive building with a breathtaking infinity pool.
Team Hampi, 2
We were seeing an elephant bathing and did a day trip around the famous Hampi temples.
The drive back to Bangaluuru / Bangalore in a Mahindra Scorpio was just in time for the flight to Singapore.
Team Hampi
As Team Taj worked quite nice together the same group will head out today to explore the UNESCO World Heritage of Hampi. It is located within the ruins of the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.
First the flight will go to Bangalore, then we will drive by car to Hampi and stay there until Sunday.
For me this is a good-bye to my dear colleagues in Pune as I will directly go to Singapore afterwards.
Team Taj
Yesterday we went from Pune to Delhi by Kingfisher plane on time. From Delhi our driver Sona drove us with a Toyota Innova to Agra.
Today we visited the great Taj Mahal in the morning, saw a marble factory and went to Agra Gate / Badshahi Gate on the way to Jaipur.
After a short glimpse of the Palace of Winds and Pink City by night I went to a palm reader / jewellery store. He told me that I will be married not later than at 37.
After some dinner and a drink now its time to sleep.
No activities this weekend
After spraining my ankle on Wednesday I worked from the hotel the rest of the week and will not attend the weekend endeavour to an old hillside fort.
However, this gave me some time to post pictures and write this comment.
A weekend in Mumbai
Last weekend we went to Mumbai. On saturday morning right after breakfast we set off to Pune Railway station. Nearby is also the Shivneri terminal where the famous Shivneri busses depart for Mumbai. We paid 320 rupees each and went on a fast trip (less than 4hrs) to the fourth largest city of the world.
After drop off at Dadar we drove the final 10km through the city to the Gate to India. Our destination was the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel nearby.
Other activities on Saturday:
Sauna, Steambath, Swimming pool.
Cafe Royal
On Sunday we went out for sightseeing
Mumbai Central Railway Station, Market, Bombay Store, Museum of Prince of Wales
Dennis photographs a kid on the rope:
Finally we did the tour at our hotel which was really great. It started at 17:00 and ended about one and a half hours later.
Then we went back to Dardar and took a bus (this time a less fancy private one) back to Pune.
Great weekend, many photographs and a really nice stay at one of the best hotels.
Dinner with music
We had a tasty dinner at www.shishajazzcafe.in/ with live music by Cyrille and her friends:
