Not so great start...
This is my first post of my european excursion. For those of you who don't know - I am on a three week tour of Europe - going to London, Barcelona, a variety of places in Italy and finally Paris. On July 4 I flew out to NYC to meet up with Mita and also take some pictures of the Virgin Megastore in Union Square - yeah it was work but as we all know I definitely want to get this Virgin thing going... Anyways, when I boarded the flight to NYC, I was forced to gate check my bag (b/c the continental plane was soo small). Once I arrived, I got my bag and met up with Mita and went into the city. I checked my bag for my digital camera and guess what??? I was robbed! Someone jacked my cam - i only had it for 3 months! I couldn't believe it! A $500 camera along with memory sticks, etc - gone and to make matters worse - continental doesn't cover stolen electronic equipment. So I dropped 7 hundo and picked up another one...that sucked! We then flew out on the Virgin Atlantic flight to London. Along the way I tried using Mita's brother's business card to try and get us into the VIP Virgin Club but was rejected. It was crazy - the lady even talked to Ravi on the phone and still wouldn't let us in. I don't think she realized she was talking to the CFO until I took her name down...:) Well my first day in London has been quite interesting. I spent time observing differences in behaviors - mainly between the U.S. and the U.K. There is a lot more advertising done here - all over the cabs, the Tube, etc. There aren't that many people with dogs and people seem to say "to be honest" quite a bit. I also don't really feel like a minority here - as soon as I got off the plane there were 10-15 Sikhs working at the airport. It was crazy - I didn't expect to see indian people everywhere...imagine the size of the mexican population in the US and the number of mexican immigrants you see daily - that is same for the number of indians here. We seem to be a large chunk of the minority population here. I couldn't post my pics at this internet cafe but will try and do that for the future posts. Holla back with some comments... -preet
posted by Anonymous @ 3:35 PM
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Sorry to hear about your camera problems...I think I'm going to get a job working baggage at Continental and open an ebay store on the side. Enjoy spending time with your Indian pals...the Mexicans here say hello. (Now stop being racist, we're all just people :-)
Preet..sorry to hear the bad news! I feel your pain as my bike was stolen a few weeks ago. Were you in London when they found out they won the 2012 Olympics? My big revelation when in the UK was that they love sandwiches...everywhere you go you can buy one pre-made. Have fun!
How sucky is that! Much more sucky than spending $200 to mail around a camera battery recharger... and I know how frustrating that was! Maybe when George's warranty management gets going we can use it to low-jack everything...
haha! I was laughing my ass off after reading your Virgin story. That ought to teach you a lesson - trying to sneak into places.
Well, that's a bunch of crap! I recommend strapping all your valuables to the inside of your leg. I'm sure no one will mind when you go through the metal detector with a bundle of electronics taped to your person.
Now, I hear they give foot massages or something on Virgin international flights. Why didn't you mention anything about that?
P-ditty..no way :-( that is awful. i hope the new camera is even better and has some crazy feature that will make it worth it :-) not that you are fan of turkey sandwiches..but if you're craving one instead of Chipotle, u won't find one in london. however, i'm sure you'll find plenty of Egg & Watercress sandwiches (ick) at Pret A Manger or Mark & Spencers :-) can't wait to see the pix!
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