India won't leave my mind. Three days is a long time for me to spend anywhere on business. Therefore I took one day to visit one of the "wonders of the world" - the Taj Mahal in Agra.

The Taj Mahal lived up to my expectations and more. I will not even try to describe its majesty. One unfortunate part of this day trip was a nasty car accident on the so-called "highway" between Delhi and Agra. The distance of this trip is about 100 miles. It took almost 5 hours each way. One could write a book about the condition of roads in India. While in Bangalore I found my ride from the airport to the office building where I had meetings (a distance of about 5 miles) took nearly 45 minutes. And amazingly to us jaded westerners, one could be on a regular road bed for part of the trip and then on a dirt, rutted road, for other parts.

Back to my accident on the way to Agra. First take a look at this YouTube piece showing how helter-skelter city driving is in India. Note the lack of a traffic light at the intersection (the norm) and the way cars and pedestrians and street carts dart around.

My accident occured on a highway. Fortunately I was wearing a seat belt and was not hurt as the car I was in slammed into a truck at about 50 miles per hour (the truck decided to make a U-turn on the highway and my driver (even though native to the ways of Indian drivers) was unprepared for the sudden move which resulted in a rather spectacular crash.

Regardless of my driving experiences, I remain a big fan of India and the opportunities that are there for the investor.