Arriving at Bangalore

I got another two hours of sleep I would guess, and now we are about 40 minutes away from landing. I feel pretty good, considering I've spent over 20 hours in a plane while getting about 4 hours of sleep.

It was a little challenging filling out the India "departure card for foreign nationals." It asked many of the same questions the visa application did, so it was fortunate I had a copy of my application [I didn't need the visa application. I thought I might, but none of the questions were that in depth]. Some of the terminology it used was unfamiliar to me - exactly what is a "dutiable item?" I'm sure they'll correct me if I filled it out wrong.

When we land, we'll also be going through customs for the first time this trip. I've never been through customs before, so I don't know what to expect. I'd really like to be at the hotel by 3:00 AM or so, as that would give me a chance to get a bit of sleep before I head to the office.