Yesterday late afternoon we finally returned to Gandhinagar and Surnish's parent's house.
It definitely felt like coming home.
Over the last couple of days wave been relaxing and making our way about Ahmedabad for dining, shopping, and the movies.
That's right I sat through an entire Hindi film sans the subtitles. It was a very enjoyable experience as it was a comedy and much of it was readily discernable despite the language barrier.
Yesterday morning prior to leaving Ahmedabad, mummy and I went curtain shopping.
One thing you must know about many Indian shops is that there is an overabundance of sales assistance. It is so foreign being waited upone and attended to hand and foot when shopping for something as simple as curtains or a yoga mat, which was the case a couple of evening before.
In fact that amount of service here could easily make the average Westerner feel like a dignitary.
Today, we (and by this I mean Mummy and I) are observing Karwa Chauth.
In addition to the fast I'm keeping, I will get Henna on my hands, dress in a sari, and go to a pooja (ceremony) where thalis (ceremonial plate) are passed amongst the women as the story of Karwa Chauth is told.
In the meanwhile, please enjoy this selection of photos from the trip so far. It's a little tricky trying to squeeze them all in the blog so I thought that I'd let you see them in album format.
These are from Taipei and Singapore.
These are from the first days here in India.
Hope you're enjoying the show!
Peace,
A Pink American
2 comments:
Here's the wikipedia entry for the building you were wondering about in Ahmedabad (at least I think this is the building, you can verify with mummy / papa)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Saiyyed_Jaali
What an awesome post! I don't know where you find the time to keep us all informed on your journey, but thank you. Love, Dad
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