Lightning Speaks for Itself...

So much to say...

Yet I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

Off the Road...

Interesting facts, experiences and opinions from the road:

• Aircraft flown in order since 2/22. Boeing 737, 747, 777, Airbus 320, Boeing 777 and 767.

• Upper Deck Business Class on the 747 makes flying a different experience

• Never fly the low cost carries in India or China unless you are a midget

• People line up differently in different countries. India has been the worst so far. There is no allowance for personal space

• Terminal 5 at Heathrow is amazing in it's design and architecture.

• There were more people at the Chennai International at 3am on Sunday than at San Jose International at 5pm on Friday

Thee should be a place to exercise on flights longer than 2.5 hours.

Winding down...

On the road in Greece. Just a few snippets:

Theater on the walk up to the AcropolisBackside panorama of Acropolis

Acropolis at night

Still on the road...

Goodbye Terminal 5...

Everyone may hate the baggage handling at T5 at Heathrow but it is a good looking Terminal.

Leg 2 of Hoofing it...

Hoofing it is taking on a new meaning. Having traveled to Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Chennai, and Pune the past 12 days it was humorous to see these little guys outside the hotel in Chennai:
I was able to sneak in some sight seeing on 2/28 and visit Mahabalipuram:


The pictures do not do the place justice. Also the traffic getting to some of these sights makes rush hour on the 405 Freeway in L.A. look likea Formula 1 race.

And here was the sign greeting my last stop in sightseeing:

For Sale: Marble Arch in London Contact Royal Bank of Scotland

Hoofing it...

Another round of travel is close at hand. As I will be hoofing it, this find in the front yard seemed appropriate:

Someones pet deer did not make it.

The rain has arrived...

and it is wet
But turns everything green

Before the Rains...

As blogged about on July 11th, 2009, El Nino is here and getting stronger. This photo shows the difference in sea surface height(which corresponds to sea surface temperature)

There are 3 storms lined up for a direct hit on California and Saturday may be the last time a clear day like this shows up for quite a while. Let's hope the road work and erosion control works as planned.