Saturday, August 26, 2006

The Campus - A Sneak Peek

During later weeks there will be more photos of campus but for now this will have to do. Laptop running out of batteries and need to buy a converter to plug this thing into the plugpoints available in the country and on campus. The store is closed.

The main block... housing the MBA office and the amphis.


The cafeteria as seen from the main block.


Inside the cafeteria, with a view of the Store - Footnote.


Looking past the cafeteria's sit-out area.


The Residences on the right.

French Kitsch

When I wrote the tag line for my blog, it was meant to be firmly tongue in cheek. However, with incidents and studies bringing me to France, it allows for a certain "Hey... Cool!" feeling.

I'm now in Fontainebleau, completing my MBA at one of Europe's premier b-schools. I have atleast 4 months left here in which to visit Paris, travel through Europe, find a job that pays me several thousands a year, drink lots of wine and occasionally study.

With classes starting on Monday, I have some time in which to do a little sightseeing, get my eye in and get used to the onset of winter. This is actually supposed to be the end of summer but for an Indian, trust me, this is pretty much winter.

On my 30 min walk to campus I took a detour through Napoleon's Palace (or is it Cheateau??). It is rather jaw droppingly wonderful...

Several photos follow...









Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Kannur Snapshots

Was in Kannur (also Cannanore) Kerala this past week, attending a wedding of a b-school batchmate. Kannur also happens to be my sis-in-law's hometown and this was my first visit. 3 other classmates descended on this little, beautiful corner of Kerala and much fun was had. If it wasn't for the fact that my camera batteries appear to discharge much faster than they normally should, much more photos would have been taken. Here's a glimpse.
Btw, did I say Kannur was beautiful?











From top to bottom:
Hotel Mascot (our little beach resort and 3-day abode) right on the water as seen from the Govt. Guest House walkway,
Ewa (another b-school batchmate) walking along the Drive-in beach 18km from Kannur on the Kannur - Calicut highway,
An aerial shot,
Sunset from the ramparts of St. Angelo's Fort,
Me on the Govt. Guesthouse walkway.

Its a wonderful place that needs to be filed alongside Wayanad, Thekkady, Munnar, Allepey, Kumarakom etc. as Need-to-Sees.