Not Just a Better Breakfast...
The breakfast at my new hotel, the Kailash, bore resemblance to my previous breakfasts... but was oh so much better. This is probably the best cup of coffee I've had in India yet. Didn't hurt that I was eating it out in the sunshine, with the gentle shade of palm trees and the warm breezes of the coast. My host wanted me to check out this spot, and as I had originally imposed on him to help me find a hotel, he found me this fantastic spot that is a nice compromise between the lush likes of the Park Sheraton and what India is to many people: a more down-to-earth, basic, blend-in-with-nature existence.
During breakfast, I discovered that the crows here are enormous (and loud!). They have very large beaks, and like all the rest of the animals I've seen so far, are completely un-timid. They sang around me as I ate, making it much less lonely to dine alone.
Another thing making it less lonely is not dining alone! Today I met another guest here at the hotel, Bernard, from Paris. He is here for a business venture with his friend Michel and they are good friends with the owner, who I'm curious to meet. The owner is also a publisher, specializing in nicely bound books on Asia.