Sandwich's Tips
Things to bring:
Melatonin tablets. I've always relied on benadryl before, but I seem to be building up a tolerance because even two don't keep me sleeping all night. I bought 5mg time release melatonin and tried them out at home. They make me sleepy within half an hour and I've slept all night.
Balls. I got the water soaker balls at Target in the dollar aisle. They have all sizes and shapes. They're soft for throwing inside.
Stickers for on the plane.
Nesting cups. They're so good for this age and can be used with water, too. We wish we'd brought some.
Extra camera battery. I have one, but it's not something you want to forget. I did forget to bring it along to BSSK and had to go back for it.
To buy: Leslie says you should buy a bucket and stool if your hotel doesn't have one. Naveen loves to pour with the cup and wash the stool over and over.
She also insists the steel cup is a great idea. Naveen certainly has loved his! (we do also have a sippy but he does great with the open cup.
Parle-G biscuits. 10 Rs. at any street grocery. Naveen loves them and is pretty much living off them. He hates Goldfish and animal crackers. (my boys loved anything, even the American stuff)
We might have to get a plastic potty for pooping. Nuff information.
To play with:
Empty water bottle bowling
Bath bucket and cup. Stool is optional, but cute.
Someone asked where we are staying. In Pune, we are at the Park Central e-Suites. ( not to be confused with the Central Park, which is swankier and farther away.)
We really like it here, but your mileage may vary if you are not comfortable in India.
The rooms are huge and clean. We have paid $61 & $72 for our rooms on the two trips. Indian breakfast buffet is included with idli and sambar every day and a variety of other selections including poha, upma, paratha, roti, pakoda, dosa, vada, curd (plain yogurt) and more. Eggs cooked any way, toast, croissants, corn flakes are also available. We don't eat the fresh cut fruit or drink the juice or milk, but it's there. We eat all the Indian things and have not been sick. There is also coffee and tea.
On this trip we ordered room service and that was excellent as well. I even ate the curd and cucumber raita. We've not been sick. We did not eat other raw veg or fruit except banana.
Reception speaks good English and is very helpful.
There is good Internet in the room (except for the blips we had this time, but that can happen anywhere.)
So the hotel is great. It is also very quiet- one of the quietest I've been in India. The neighborhood might be the biggest drawback if you are not comfortable here. It's real India, right outside the door. There is a cow that lives down the street and a clinic (the hotel receives more traffic) next door. They are burning something behind the clinic all the time. There is a water filling station at the end of the street and big tankers come in to fill (but I only noticed them this trip).
It's right at the entrance of Koregaon Park so easy to direct autos to. (Lane A, straight to the end, left and left again --follow the signs).
The Osho Ashram is in Koregaon Park and is world famous. Our Thursday lunch ladies told us it is all sex and drugs at the upper levels, which I hadn't known. It's not well thought of in the area and you see the devotees walking around in their maroon robes and lots of underdressed Westerners around. Prices are high because of the foreigners and the rickshaw drivers will often try to cheat you.
There is one musty room here on the first floor but we just asked for a different one and were moved.
Pune Central is just a few blocks away.
Melatonin tablets. I've always relied on benadryl before, but I seem to be building up a tolerance because even two don't keep me sleeping all night. I bought 5mg time release melatonin and tried them out at home. They make me sleepy within half an hour and I've slept all night.
Balls. I got the water soaker balls at Target in the dollar aisle. They have all sizes and shapes. They're soft for throwing inside.
Stickers for on the plane.
Nesting cups. They're so good for this age and can be used with water, too. We wish we'd brought some.
Extra camera battery. I have one, but it's not something you want to forget. I did forget to bring it along to BSSK and had to go back for it.
To buy: Leslie says you should buy a bucket and stool if your hotel doesn't have one. Naveen loves to pour with the cup and wash the stool over and over.
She also insists the steel cup is a great idea. Naveen certainly has loved his! (we do also have a sippy but he does great with the open cup.
Parle-G biscuits. 10 Rs. at any street grocery. Naveen loves them and is pretty much living off them. He hates Goldfish and animal crackers. (my boys loved anything, even the American stuff)
We might have to get a plastic potty for pooping. Nuff information.
To play with:
Empty water bottle bowling
Bath bucket and cup. Stool is optional, but cute.
Someone asked where we are staying. In Pune, we are at the Park Central e-Suites. ( not to be confused with the Central Park, which is swankier and farther away.)
We really like it here, but your mileage may vary if you are not comfortable in India.
The rooms are huge and clean. We have paid $61 & $72 for our rooms on the two trips. Indian breakfast buffet is included with idli and sambar every day and a variety of other selections including poha, upma, paratha, roti, pakoda, dosa, vada, curd (plain yogurt) and more. Eggs cooked any way, toast, croissants, corn flakes are also available. We don't eat the fresh cut fruit or drink the juice or milk, but it's there. We eat all the Indian things and have not been sick. There is also coffee and tea.
On this trip we ordered room service and that was excellent as well. I even ate the curd and cucumber raita. We've not been sick. We did not eat other raw veg or fruit except banana.
Reception speaks good English and is very helpful.
There is good Internet in the room (except for the blips we had this time, but that can happen anywhere.)
So the hotel is great. It is also very quiet- one of the quietest I've been in India. The neighborhood might be the biggest drawback if you are not comfortable here. It's real India, right outside the door. There is a cow that lives down the street and a clinic (the hotel receives more traffic) next door. They are burning something behind the clinic all the time. There is a water filling station at the end of the street and big tankers come in to fill (but I only noticed them this trip).
It's right at the entrance of Koregaon Park so easy to direct autos to. (Lane A, straight to the end, left and left again --follow the signs).
The Osho Ashram is in Koregaon Park and is world famous. Our Thursday lunch ladies told us it is all sex and drugs at the upper levels, which I hadn't known. It's not well thought of in the area and you see the devotees walking around in their maroon robes and lots of underdressed Westerners around. Prices are high because of the foreigners and the rickshaw drivers will often try to cheat you.
There is one musty room here on the first floor but we just asked for a different one and were moved.
Pune Central is just a few blocks away.
Comments
And congrats to Leslie!
You pu the water in the bucket, sit on the stool (or squat) and then you use the cup (it's a plastic liquid measuring cup) to pour the water from the bucket over. Lather them up with your hands and rinse. You can do yourself, too!