Friday, January 27, 2006

Venna lake

The lake was a walkable distance away from the club where we were staying. We used to walk upto the lake talking with the scientists after lunch. Some went to the graveyard next to the lake late at night; getting spooked, especially with Raamesh narrating ghost stories.

This pic was taken on the first morning there. The lake wasnt as beautiful as the photo suggests. It was taken at a suitable angle to eliminate most of the crap!

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Heat

As I said in the previous post, I had been to Mahabaleshwar for a seminar. On one of the nights, there was a party. One of the delicacies was roasted sweetcorn. The picture is of the charcoal used to roast it.

We got to dance with the scientists. It was fun watching Dr. Aniruddha Das dance. The most memorable moment in that party was when Dr. Francisco Barrantes(the one with a white beard, in the pic) went to a corner for a while, practiced the steps he just saw the students do, and then came back to dance! Too bad, I dont have a video of it!

Moon at Noon

I had been to a seminar on Neuroscience held at Mahabaleshwar this month. The seminar was awesome. So was the place! Clear blue skies..... cool fresh air...... warm bright Sun.... sweet red strawberries...... all making the atmosphere wonderful. This pic was taken almost as soon as i arrived there, waiting for the rest of them. Took a lot of pics there. In the one week i was there, i think i took more than 300 pics. I'll put up ones that are most memorable. (Not necessarily the most beautiful!)