Tag Archives: travel in India
A Brief Respite
I can think of no finer sign of civilization than a hotel (Novotel in Hyderabad) which offers spa services from 7:30 am. After arriving a 4 am (and not having slept as much as I’d have liked on the plane, or anytime in the last six months, for that matter), I indulged in some much-needed pampering. Wish I had time to do it again…
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The Classic Indian Bun Omelette
This one includes tomatoes and probably green chilis, and was served on a bun with funky pink and green candied fruit.
Recipe:
- fry onions in butter until soft (or brown, if you like)
- fry tomatoes too, if you’re using them
- add eggs lightly beaten with a little milk
- add green chilis (chopped into small rounds) and fresh cilantro/coriander
- flip to cook the other side
- when cooked, fold in half and serve alongside bun as shown above or (better) fold into quarters and serve ON bun. Bun should be toasted in the same pan so it gets nice and greasy.
- Have sweet, milky tea with it.
Above omelette courtesy of Mussoorie’s Tip Top Tea Shop at Char Dukan:
In case you’re wondering: cheese noodles is Ramen or Wai Wai noodles with cheese stirred in so it melts while the broth is good and hot.
Woodstock School: Study in India’s Himalayas
I attended Woodstock School, an international boarding school in Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, India, from 1977 to 1981 (when I graduated from high school). It meant a great deal to me, and, like many other alumni, I am very actively involved with the school.
The Woodstock School pages on my site are for present, former, and future students, staff, parents, and friends of Woodstock School – and anyone else who would like to learn about this unique and wonderful institution.
More to Read on This Site
- Why Send My Child to Woodstock School?
- More Reasons to Send Your Child to Woodstock School
- Growing Up in Boarding School
- Getting Ready for Woodstock School – Some Practicalities
- A School Year Abroad
- Hogwarts Memories
- The Soul of a School
- Woodstock School History Resources
- Woodstock School Links
The SAGE Program
…offers semester, full year and gap programs at Woodstock and other international schoools.
The School Today
Wildylog – Pete and Dot Wildman are staff members at Woodstock School, natives of Liverpool. Pete’s been keeping a web site of pictures and journal entries about their Woodstock experience. His writing is warm, funny, and reflects very well the open-mindedness and sense of adventure that brought them to India. You’ll enjoy this site whether or not you have any ties to or interest in Woodstock.
My daughter Rossella attended Woodstock as a senior, graduation in 2008. Her India adventures can be seen here.
Would you like to attend Woodstock? or work there?
Bollywood, Bangalore
One of my reasons for coming to Bangalore was to work with the Sun Cluster team here on some short films. They had great ideas (no, I’m not going to tell you what they were – don’t want to spoil the fun before the films are edited and released), loads of enthusiasm, and the talent to back it all up.
This was my first attempt to direct anything: usually I just film what’s in front of me as best I can. I’m not sure they really needed me to do it, either, except perhaps as a catalyst. Now that the ball is rolling, I suspect the team will find inspiration to make plenty more films on their own.
Just call me Farah Khan, without the choreographic talents.
It was a privilege and a blast to work with these folks. Once we release these films, we’ll issue a company-wide challenge: I’d like to see whether any other team at Sun can do as well!