Bangalore, India Trip November 2016

After waiting 2.5 years since we acquired LSI, I have finally made the trip to Bangalore, India to visit the Broadcom site and meet with our team.  It was a very productive visit and I left with a much better perception of the level of talent in India.  I didn't meet many of the actual engineers - just the management team, but they are very strong and I'm glad that we have great people to rely on in India. The flight out was fantastic, as I flew Business Class through Frankfurt on Lufthansa. Flying on a Tuesday as a great idea - I had an empty seat next to me on both flights - I didn't think that was possible in Business class - but I'm happy it happened! Here are some fun photos of my trip:

View of Frankfurt from the 747 upper deck

The nice bathroom mirrors at the Courtyard Marriott

The awesome shower/tub combo in the hotel room

The living room in the hotel room

The Broadcom building sign - it still says LSI

Another Broadcom sign - I love the Indian text

The massive power substation by the hotel

Breakfast at the Marriott

 

The Marriott left me flowers and notes for staying here!

This scene is everywhere - a family on a scooter

The Bangalore Palace - the summer get-away for the Mysore Royalty

The palace gardens - very nice, but not accessible

Beautiful room where royalty would hold court

Another angle of the beautiful courtroom

Where the women would sit to listen to court proceedings

Cool elephant head - mounted next to first elevator in India

Courtyard in the ladies section of the palace - beautiful colors

Palace Courtyard where the men/women would relax from the heat

Random parade as we drove through Bangalore - traffic did NOT stop

Another Parade photo

The taxi driver brought me to the Lotus Pavilion for Lunch

The Lotus Pavilion was surrounded by a moat of water - very relaxing

The "Good Luck Mutton Stall" - I had to take a photo