Last days in India ...
Last days in a place you love are always eventful. So after saying goodbye to Sivananda friends in Varkala, I stayed on a few more days, until I braved the sunrise train to Coimbatore. 8 hours in the First class aircon. what could go wrong? Nothing as it happened. At Coimbatore railway station I hired an air-con taxi entailed to take me the 16km to Isha, Sadh Guru's now-famous ashram. I was welcomed at the Welcome desk, but not having a confirmed booking they put me in touch with the kindly desk, who suggested I call the overseas helpdesk to create an International profile. However, the young man on this helpdesk, said that I need a confirmed booking to make a profile. I politely said my "Ohm Namah Shivaya " and took a waiting autorickshaw back to Coimbatore, booking myself into the IBIS French hotel chain. I slept at ten and got up for breakfast of Idli and strong black coffee. I hailed an autorickshaw myself...