Sunday, March 8, 2009Cornwall I am certain that my sleep patterns are affected by room temperature. I slept till almost 7. 30 am today—the hotel room being much cooler than my bedroom at home– finding only enough time to jump in the shower and repack before I met my colleagues in the lobby of the…
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Sight-Seeing in Sussex: Chichester, Arundel and Petworth
Sunday, February 22, 2009Chichester Up again at 5. 50 am, I found the time to check and respond to email, make an Easybus booking to get to Stanstead airport and back for my trip this week to Oslo, Norway, and began drafting a new research grant application–all this while the rest of the world had…
St. Val’s Day! Antiquing on Portobello Road, More V&A and Chinatown
February 14, 2009London London was made for Lovers! And more so on Valentine’s Day. All the world loves a lover and they were out in droves today–with their red-attired beaus, the gals were all dolled up in the miniest of mini skirts and impossibly high stillettos, their scruffier boyfriends tagging alongside in unhemmed jeans and…
Interviewing Anglo-Indians in Lewisham
Tuesday, February 10, 2009London It is absurd that I should feel so pleased with myself whenever I sleep later than 7 am! But that was exactly how I felt when I awoke at ten minutes to seven (and not at 5.00 or 5. 30 or 6. 00 am). I finished reading the last few pages…
Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Coliseum
Saturday, February 7, 2009London The days are flying too fast for my liking. I cannot believe that the first week of February has passed already. This semester is galloping ahead and I don’t feel as if I am accomplishing anything substantial. I woke up too early yet again–before 5 am. Turning to Harry Potter, I…
An Odd Sorta Day!
Friday, February 6, 2009London It was an odd sorta day because I broke completely from routine–which makes me realize that I have developed a routine of sorts here in London. Awoke at 6. 30 (yyeesss!!!)–finally awaking at a decent hour and not when the rest of the world is still snoring! Read my Harry Potter…
Goodbye to Berlin–And Back to Great Britain
Saturday, January 31, 2009Berlin-London I had set my cell phone alarm to 6 am and Anja and I jumped up immediately as we had a lot of clearing and cleaning of the apartment to do before we left the house at 6. 30 am. Anja very sweetly escorted me to the station at 6. 30…
Berlin’s Cathedrals and Museums
Thursday, January 29, 2009Berlin Three Churches and Two Museums:I decided to devote the day to church visiting and museum hopping. Berlin is a sprawling city and there is a wealth of places to go to and things to do—so unless you have a definite plan of action, you could end up short changing yourself. Of…
Historic Presidential Day Across the Pond and Lunch with Loulou!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009London A new era has dawned! Change is here!!! Finally! There is a Black President in the White House. And not just any man! What a Man! Someone to look up to. At last there is someone of whom I can feel proud and supportive. It’s been a Loooonnnnng eight years and…
Harry Potter’s Platform 9 3/4, Treasures of the British Library and Holiday Concert at St. Paul’s
December 16, 2008Tuesday Antony Andrews is still as gorgeous as ever. Ask me how I know that Lord Sebastian Flyte in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited is still as cute as a button and I’ll tell you that I had the good fortune of seeing him today at a star-studded gala Holiday Concert at St. Paul’s…