I found good use of my time while dealing with the jet lag caused by the 13.5 hour time difference. Finally got all of my pics uploaded early early this morning. I would invite you all to view and/or comment on any of them:

www.flickr.com/photos/sanjpardanani/

I have to say that I am super happy with my new camera and would recommend it to everyone! At the $233 I spent on it--very reasonable--it has been worth every cent. (Canon Powershot SD600, ELPH body type).