Just finished having great friends over for Christmas dinner and then off to Hyderabad the very next day. I was nervous about our trip… for the near 15 hours plus of travel to Hyderabad from Switzerland.
The days leading up to my departure we were filled with a strange blend of Christmas cheer and anxiety. William and I packed chaotically, dropped our dog off at our neighbors and headed to the train station to start our travels. All I could think was that we would arrive in Hyderabad at 5:30 in the morning the next day. The 15 hours that followed were taxing on both mind and body. Even though we both had told each other that we should sleep so that we would not feel awful when we arrived, however both of us basically sat and watched airline entertainment all the way there. I am sure the flight steward thought we were in some post-Christmas shell shocked! As I think back, I believe that we were!
The landing in Hyderabad was most welcoming, after 15 hours of travel since departing from Switzerland. As you can guess, we were both exhausted and knew we had more of our journey to complete before resting. However our luggage took forever to come, in fact it was another hour and ½ before we finally got it. Then through the gate to meet the hotel manager for our transfer to the hotel. As usual we had to make a trip to the ATM so that we would have some rupees and off we went travelling through Hyderabad in the early morning haze, gazing at all the buzz and the giant fish building! . I was imaging this very moment for a long time and it had finally arrived… We are pursuing our dream of having a baby! (Not the fish building, but everything else)
Anjani set us up at the Raj Banjara hotel, about 5 minutes away from the Clinic. The hotel was wonderful and the staff amazing. Here is a photo of the hotel. I will catch up later and tell you how our first day was like.
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