Bangalore or bust….
Tomorrow morning at 4am I fly to Bangalore and my yoga retreat. I am not travelling with the wife of the Swiss ambassador this time so have taken the precaution of upgrading myself for a cost of around 100 euros. This is not something I would normally do, but my husband told me to. And as I am a very obedient wife I followed his instructions. So although flying at that hour is terrible; it is made a lot less terrible by the thought that I will be in sitting in the part of the plane I normally only look longingly at.
Tomorrow I start in earnest on finishing the novel. I have worked out that if I want to finish it while I am there I need to write 5,000 words a day. Between sleeping, yoga, chanting and chatting to my friend Carla this may prove tough, but I will do as much as I can.
As I now live a life with no expectations (yeah, right…) I am not expecting anything at all from my trip. I will just go with a Zen attitude and accept whatever I find. Except for the business class flight and lounge of course – that had better be damn good. But if it’s not I can always blame Rupert….
Copyright: Helena Frith Powell 2010
04 Feb 2010 helena
Bon voyage. I envy you – yoga retreat.. sounds so good. Have a good trip and enjoy yourself. Hope to hear from you soon and your trip.
Enjoy Indi-aaaaaah, absolutely the most fascinating place on the planet. Bangalore today is a hugely civilised and very exciting city; yoga retreats all over the country are worth a few days if not more. Are you also including Cal on this trip? So-o similar to London architecturally; absolutely unique in spirit. Can’t wait to read more. M
Can you believe there is a whole TERMINAL for first and business class. And now I am in the business class lounge sipping Veuve. I estimate I can easily drink 100 euros worth before boarding….Cate Jumeirah yes I am going to Calcutta only briefly, for the interview with Amit Chaudray, will be interesting to see.
Internet permitting I will keep you all updated on the trip.
Hx
That sounds fun! We’ll be going to India very soon for the whole month, but instead of a yoga retreat it will be time spent with my in-laws and my two children under 3. I sooooooo envy you (in a good way, of course).
My GF loves in Yoga。！！