Friday!

TGIF! Not much going on today, I've been working on freelance articles all day. We're going to do a bunch of touristy stuff this weekend so I am excited to actually venture out into the city. T's coworker told him that one of the jewelry stores offers employees from his company a 35% discount so that's pretty sweet. Hyderabad is called The City of Pearls and is also known for its bangle bracelets (random) so I'm hoping to bring home some good finds.

I went outside to book the cab for tomorrow and then forgot that I had to go through security again to get back into the hotel. I've never just popped outside to ask a question so I found it interesting, but I guess reassuring (?), that I had to be wanded down, bag scanned, etc. just to go back inside.

An hour or so ago they sprayed for bugs

outside and there was a giant cloud of smoke! So far we've had a mosquito in our room a couple of times; I think they get in through the air vent. It's kind of bizarre having to wear bug spray to sit in a hotel room, go to the gym or to dinner. At dinner the other night we were swatting mosquitos left and right. The main restaurant has doors that open out to the pool area, so people go in and out and bugs easily get inside. Considering this is a five-star hotel I would love to know (ok I really wouldn't) what it's like to stay somewhere crappy. There are probably mosquitos everywhere! Gahhhhhhh.

Today's Bollywood video is Desi Girl from the film Dostana: