Day 1, 2, and 3 – traveling- April 15th, 16th, and 17th

My adventure began when I boarded my British Air flight to London. I was pleasantly surprised to be seated next to a chatty Fabio looking young man who informed me that he was on his way to London to compete, for the summer, in the European motorcycle racing circuit. He later told me that during the winter he professionally races motorcycles and 4-wheelers, with spiked tires, on ice skating rinks. I had no idea that this sport even existed, more less at such a professional level that one could make a full-time career out of it.
I arrived in London early in the morning and skipped the huge immigration line, thanks to my new British passport (thanks dad). I spent the day with my cousin Hillary, her fiancé Jeff, and her mom Sandra. At 9pm I boarded a Jet Airways (an Indian airline) flight to Mumbai, India. I finally arrived in India on Friday morning.
The section of the Mumbai airport that I arrived in was under construction. My immediate observation was that all the contractors were dressed in very nice dress pants but had no shoes on. Later when I mentioned this to Riz he explained that dress pants material is very cheap and so the poor and contractors ware seemingly nice slacks instead of the American contractor jumpsuit or jeans. After a few hours layover in the Mumbai airport, I boarded my last flight and arrived in Bangalore at around 3pm.
The Bangalore airport is brand new and gorgeous. It is probably the nicest airport I have ever been in. Bangalore is the Silicon Valley of India. It is a city that is rapidly growing in wealth, due in large part to information technology, and it is very evident in the airport. Riz picked me up at the airport and after a bus ride to his neighborhood and an auto rickshaw ride we arrived at his apartment. We spent the rest of the nigh hanging out in his apartment.

Day 1, 2, and 3 – traveling- April 15th, 16th, and 17th

Bangalore, India