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  "title": "India 2018 on Jamie Thingelstad",
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        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/11/091056.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Had a nice layover in Amsterdam. ✈️ Now flipped my clocks back to central time and am looking forward to 🛬 back home. 🏠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/db851c309b.jpg\" alt=\"Delta Air Lines plane docked at a wet Amsterdam Airport gate on a rainy day, viewed through a rain-covered terminal window.\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-11T04:10:56-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/11/091056.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/starting-flights-home.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Starting flights home from India! 🛫 Delhi (DEL) → Amsterdam (AMS) → Minneapolis (MSP) 🛬 Depart at 3:15 AM. 🤪</p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-10T16:05:09-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/11/starting-flights-home.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/snake-charmer.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Snake charmer. 🐍</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/bbf08a071e.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly man in a red turban sitting cross-legged on a stone path, playing a gourd flute while holding a cobra, with wicker baskets nearby.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-10T03:57:18-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/10/snake-charmer.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/had-a-wonderful.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Had a wonderful visit to the Taj Mahal this morning. Amazing palace.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/e637b9c510.jpg\" alt=\"Taj Mahal mausoleum in white marble with central dome and four minarets, green lawn and visitors in foreground, Agra India\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-10T03:56:07-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/10/had-a-wonderful.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/hallway.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Hallway.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/60a46823e1.jpg\" alt=\"Long empty corridor with white walls, tiled floor, and recessed ceiling lights receding into the distance, black and white photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-09T06:43:59-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/hallway.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/delicious-indian-lunch.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Delicious Indian lunch at Haldirams in Noida. The Cholley Bhature was amazing!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/f7402d1f6c.jpg\" alt=\"Busy Haldirams restaurant in Noida with diners eating at metal tables, a food counter with menu boards, and a bakery display case along the wall.\" width=\"600\" height=\"186\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-09T02:46:15-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/delicious-indian-lunch.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Restaurants","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/time-to-leave.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Time to leave Pune and fly 🛫 to Delhi. We&rsquo;ll have a half-day of meetings in Noida and then 🚙 drive to Agra tonight for a fun day on Saturday, before heading back home on Sunday. 🏠</p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T19:03:39-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/time-to-leave.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
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        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/i-got-schooled.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>I got schooled today in ping pong 🏓 . Next time I need to practice up before I come to visit.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/dd7f36eee8.jpg\" alt=\"Two men playing ping pong in an office lobby, with coworkers watching near elevator doors in the background.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:41:24-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/i-got-schooled.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Games","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/we-had-an.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>We had an amazing day today with #TeamSPS in Pune! It was fabulous to meet everyone! 🤝</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/dd922e8734.jpg\" alt=\"Large group of about 80 professionals posing together outdoors at an office building in Pune for a team photo.\" width=\"600\" height=\"204\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:40:23-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/we-had-an.html",
        "tags": ["TeamSPS","Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/173845.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>We got to celebrate <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day\">International Women’s Day</a> while in Pune with Bristlecone. It was an honor to get to celebrate with everyone and even say a few words. It was fabulous to see so many women working in technology here! 👏🏻</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/941b4ab3c6.jpg\" alt=\"Large group of women seated in a semicircle on an outdoor terrace during an International Women's Day event in Pune\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" />\n<p>See IWD <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/03/08/in-recognition-of.html\">2024</a>, <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/03/08/recognizing-international-womens.html\">2021</a>, <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/2020/03/08/celebrating-international-womens.html\">2020</a>, <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/2020/03/05/international-womens-day.html\">2020 @ SPS</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/173845.html\">2018</a>.</p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:38:45-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/173845.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Tech Community","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/kent-amy-and.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Kent, Amy and I took a moment to prove that everyone looks dorky in a VR headset. 👀😬</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/0986cad546.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in white blazer and visitor lanyard smiling while wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset at an office desk\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/1828c4a865.jpg\" alt=\"Man in green checked shirt and visitor lanyard using a Samsung Gear VR headset at a conference table, another man in white shirt watches in background.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/e52cf5a039.jpg\" alt=\"Middle-aged man with gray hair wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset and a visitor lanyard at an indoor event.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:35:24-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/kent-amy-and.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Technology","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/nice-welcome-from.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Nice welcome from our partners at <a href=\"http://www.bcone.com\">Bristlecone</a>!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/757b8c13b8.jpg\" alt=\"Group of eight professionals posing in a modern office lobby with potted plants and a SPS Commerce branded floor mat.\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:33:12-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/nice-welcome-from.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
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        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/bristleconehttpwwwbconecom-welcomed-us.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p><a href=\"http://www.bcone.com\">Bristlecone</a> welcomed us to the Pune office with this amazing <strong>sand art</strong> in the lobby! Wow! 👏🏻</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/b53552a8ec.jpg\" alt=\"Black floor mat in a lobby displaying the SPS Commerce logo and tagline Infinite Retail Power in blue, surrounded by potted plants.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-08T12:31:14-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/bristleconehttpwwwbconecom-welcomed-us.html",
        "tags": ["TeamSPS","Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/next-leg-of.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Next leg of India trip starting. Had a fabulous time In Hyderabad. Now boarding Air India 🛫 to our next destination, Pune! 🇮🇳</p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-07T07:50:25-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/next-leg-of.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/suggestion-if-your.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Suggestion: if your store is named Helvetica, maybe use the Helvetica typeface? 😏</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/57b2414d6a.jpg\" alt=\"Airport mall corridor with a store sign reading Helvetica in a serif font, beside Porsche Design and Tissot shops, with shoppers and staff visible.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-07T07:36:57-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/suggestion-if-your.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/fabulous-visit-to.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Fabulous visit to Indmax #TeamSPS in Hyderabad. Thank you for the warm welcome and great questions! 🇮🇳</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/d69139b812.jpg\" alt=\"Large group of office employees posing together in the Indmax workspace in Hyderabad, smiling at the camera.\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-07T07:35:40-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/fabulous-visit-to.html",
        "tags": ["TeamSPS","Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/miniature-temple-in.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Miniature temple in Hyderabad.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/c961e7f58a.jpg\" alt=\"Small outdoor Hindu shrine with ornate carved stone roof, lit oil lamps, red kumkum powder, and flower offerings inside, surrounded by statues and potted plants in Hyderabad.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T22:36:38-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/miniature-temple-in.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
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        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/fabulous-evening-at.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Fabulous evening at <a href=\"https://taj.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-falaknuma-palace-hyderabad/\">Taj Falaknuma Palace</a>. Amazing palace and very good dinner at <a href=\"https://taj.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-falaknuma-palace-hyderabad/restaurants/adaa-restaurant/\">Adaa</a>.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/390d655017.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor rooftop dinner at Taj Falaknuma Palace with guests seated at candlelit tables under an ornate pavilion overlooking Hyderabad city lights at night.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/73936b53c4.jpg\" alt=\"Stone pathway lined with uplighted trees leading to the illuminated facade of Taj Falaknuma Palace at night\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/7563197037.jpg\" alt=\"Ornate marble fountain with cherub figures inside a grand hall at Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, with frescoed arches and night view beyond open doors.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/490ef9f8a1.jpg\" alt=\"Taj Falaknuma Palace illuminated at night with grand colonnaded facade, dual staircases, and ornate lamp posts lining the entrance\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T22:31:29-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/fabulous-evening-at.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Restaurants","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/visiting-midnight-bazaar.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Visiting Midnight Bazaar in Hyderabad.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/a885f8ee67.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor night market with stalls selling jewelry, clothing, and crafts under blue tarps, shoppers walking along a paved path in Hyderabad\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/3e5ac35e36.jpg\" alt=\"Crowded night market stall in Hyderabad displaying carved wooden frames, ornate lanterns, clocks, and handicrafts under dim lighting.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/2fe2eccd09.jpg\" alt=\"Crowded indoor market stall displaying wooden carvings, chess sets, framed artwork, and packaged handicrafts on a long table in Hyderabad\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T08:27:02-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/visiting-midnight-bazaar.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Current Events","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/beautiful-collection-of.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Beautiful collection of roses. 🌹</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/d6895be4e8.jpg\" alt=\"Bouquet of red and yellow roses with white baby's breath and green foliage wrapped in gold paper with a red ribbon.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T07:13:26-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/beautiful-collection-of.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Home","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/a-very-warm.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>A very warm and generous welcome to Hyderabad from our partners at Indmax. 🙏</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/4ce99944d0.jpg\" alt=\"Five people standing in a hotel lobby holding bouquets of red and yellow roses gifted as a welcome gesture.\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T07:01:58-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/a-very-warm.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/finished-great-town.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Finished great town hall with our partner Indmax #TeamSPS in Hyderabad! Also video to our Coimbatore team! So great to meet everyone! 🤝</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/491e17c59a.jpg\" alt=\"Large group of roughly 50 professionals posing together indoors after a corporate town hall meeting in Hyderabad.\" width=\"600\" height=\"230\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-06T06:48:41-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/finished-great-town.html",
        "tags": ["TeamSPS","Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/starting-second-leg.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Starting second leg of India 🇮🇳 trip with flight to Hyderabad! ✈️</p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-05T23:11:27-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/starting-second-leg.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/nice-evening-of.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Nice evening of good food and conversation with Bristlecone team.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/2276b4f388.jpg\" alt=\"Six people posing together inside a warmly lit Indian restaurant with ornate wooden decor and painted murals.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-05T13:41:16-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/nice-evening-of.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/cool-candle-display.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Cool candle display at Taj Hotel in New Delhi.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/6fd4ed6574.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of lit tealight candles arranged on a stone lotus table beside a gold bowl of rose petals and a peacock figurine in a hotel lobby.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-05T08:03:56-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/cool-candle-display.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/traffic-in-delhi.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Traffic in Delhi and Noida is “up close” and personal.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/f2cf18b011.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy traffic jam in Delhi with a white Suzuki Swift sedan bearing plate DL 1ZA 0181 stopped inches ahead, flanked by a bus and cars near Safdarjung Road signs.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/f544b5bb13.jpg\" alt=\"Three people riding together on a Hero motorcycle across a bridge in Delhi, two men wearing helmets and a woman in a red headscarf seated behind them.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/5da48c6d5a.jpg\" alt=\"Two people riding a motorcycle inches ahead in dense Delhi traffic, surrounded by cars, a bus, and a city taxi on a busy multi-lane road.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-05T07:15:51-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/traffic-in-delhi.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/had-a-very.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Had a very good visit to HCL today. Impressive capabilities and people!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/b507639b93.jpg\" alt=\"Four professionals wearing lanyards pose outdoors at HCL campus with modern glass office buildings and fountains behind them.\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-05T07:00:43-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/had-a-very.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/04/amy-kent-and.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Amy, Kent and I got a warm welcome from our partners at Bristlecone after 20 hours of traveling and arriving in Delhi at 1am.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/22d8204f50.jpg\" alt=\"Three travelers smiling and holding colorful flower bouquets inside an airport terminal late at night.\" width=\"599\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-04T15:38:21-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/04/amy-kent-and.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Work","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/04/the-customs-hall.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>The customs hall at the Delhi airport has some cool artistic touches.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/eb1cadab7a.jpg\" alt=\"Busy customs hall at Indira Gandhi International Airport featuring a dramatic wall of copper discs and sculpted hands in classical Indian mudra gestures.\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-04T15:37:19-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/04/the-customs-hall.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/03/travel-packing.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Travel packing. ✈️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/40f173c5e8.jpg\" alt=\"Several labeled plastic bags of travel medications including malaria pills taken 1 per day and azithromycin taken for 3 days\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-03-03T15:32:55-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/03/travel-packing.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","India 2018"]
      }
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}