https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/india-2018/ en Sun, 11 Mar 2018 04:10:56 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/11/091056.html Sun, 11 Mar 2018 04:10:56 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/11/091056.html <p>Had a nice layover in Amsterdam. ✈️ Now flipped my clocks back to central time and am looking forward to 🛬 back home. 🏠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/11/starting-flights-home.html Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:05:09 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/starting-flights-home.html <p>Starting flights home from India! 🛫 Delhi (DEL) → Amsterdam (AMS) → Minneapolis (MSP) 🛬 Depart at 3:15 AM. 🤪</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/10/snake-charmer.html Sat, 10 Mar 2018 03:57:18 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/snake-charmer.html <p>Snake charmer. 🐍</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/10/had-a-wonderful.html Sat, 10 Mar 2018 03:56:07 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/10/had-a-wonderful.html <p>Had a wonderful visit to the Taj Mahal this morning. Amazing palace.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/hallway.html Fri, 09 Mar 2018 06:43:59 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/hallway.html <p>Hallway.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/delicious-indian-lunch.html Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:46:15 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/delicious-indian-lunch.html <p>Delicious Indian lunch at Haldirams in Noida. The Cholley Bhature was amazing!</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/09/time-to-leave.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:03:39 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/09/time-to-leave.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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/i-got-schooled.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:41:24 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/i-got-schooled.html <p>I got schooled today in ping pong 🏓 . Next time I need to practice up before I come to visit.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/we-had-an.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:40:23 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/we-had-an.html <p>We had an amazing day today with #TeamSPS in Pune! It was fabulous to meet everyone! 🤝</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/173845.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:38:45 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/173845.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> <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" /> <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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/kent-amy-and.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:35:24 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/kent-amy-and.html <p>Kent, Amy and I took a moment to prove that everyone looks dorky in a VR headset. 👀😬</p> <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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/nice-welcome-from.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:33:12 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/nice-welcome-from.html <p>Nice welcome from our partners at <a href="http://www.bcone.com">Bristlecone</a>!</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/08/bristleconehttpwwwbconecom-welcomed-us.html Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:31:14 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/08/bristleconehttpwwwbconecom-welcomed-us.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> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/next-leg-of.html Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:50:25 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/next-leg-of.html <p>Next leg of India trip starting. Had a fabulous time In Hyderabad. Now boarding Air India 🛫 to our next destination, Pune! 🇮🇳</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/suggestion-if-your.html Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:36:57 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/suggestion-if-your.html <p>Suggestion: if your store is named Helvetica, maybe use the Helvetica typeface? 😏</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/07/fabulous-visit-to.html Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:35:40 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/fabulous-visit-to.html <p>Fabulous visit to Indmax #TeamSPS in Hyderabad. Thank you for the warm welcome and great questions! 🇮🇳</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/miniature-temple-in.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:36:38 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/miniature-temple-in.html <p>Miniature temple in Hyderabad.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/fabulous-evening-at.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:31:29 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/07/fabulous-evening-at.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> <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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/visiting-midnight-bazaar.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:27:02 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/visiting-midnight-bazaar.html <p>Visiting Midnight Bazaar in Hyderabad.</p> <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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/beautiful-collection-of.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 07:13:26 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/beautiful-collection-of.html <p>Beautiful collection of roses. 🌹</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/a-very-warm.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 07:01:58 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/a-very-warm.html <p>A very warm and generous welcome to Hyderabad from our partners at Indmax. 🙏</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/06/finished-great-town.html Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:48:41 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/finished-great-town.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> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/starting-second-leg.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:11:27 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/06/starting-second-leg.html <p>Starting second leg of India 🇮🇳 trip with flight to Hyderabad! ✈️</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/nice-evening-of.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:41:16 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/nice-evening-of.html <p>Nice evening of good food and conversation with Bristlecone team.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/cool-candle-display.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:03:56 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/cool-candle-display.html <p>Cool candle display at Taj Hotel in New Delhi.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/traffic-in-delhi.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:15:51 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/traffic-in-delhi.html <p>Traffic in Delhi and Noida is “up close” and personal.</p> <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> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/05/had-a-very.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:00:43 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/05/had-a-very.html <p>Had a very good visit to HCL today. Impressive capabilities and people!</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/04/amy-kent-and.html Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:38:21 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/04/amy-kent-and.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> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/04/the-customs-hall.html Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:37:19 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/04/the-customs-hall.html <p>The customs hall at the Delhi airport has some cool artistic touches.</p> <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" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/03/03/travel-packing.html Sat, 03 Mar 2018 15:32:55 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/03/03/travel-packing.html <p>Travel packing. ✈️</p> <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" />