Part Deux....

Ok so I last left off with the arrival in Chennai... from there is has been a constant stream of visitors with well wishes, gifts and hugs all around. Honestly, aside from the Maritimes I don't think I've ever encountered a more friendly community. We've received calls from abroad in India, and been fed some of the most incredible dishes ever from friends just stopping by. And not to mention that you should be careful of anything you say you enjoy, because guaranteed it will be delivered to you in short order. :) I think it was day two when someone asked if I liked ice cream... this is me we're talking about... I can pass on a lot of stuff, but not ice cream, and especially not in this heat! So of course, I said that I loved the stuff... and the conversation moved on. Little did I know that Asha Aunty had placed a call to her driver and 10 minutes later low and behold we had strawberry ice cream delivered to us. Crazy cool, no?

In addition to all of the visitors we have also ventured out to various friend's places and I was ever so fortunate to enjoy Domino's pizza last night at Sid's. The restaurant chains are cooky here... we had a double cheese and pepperoni pizza, stuffed with some crazy sauce.... and then there was the Kima (spelling) pizza, which is some type of spicy mystery meat.

I can't even begin to describe the home cooked food we've been having... unreal. A lot of veggie stuff, but meat and fish thrown in too. And Mummy Jaan had a pasta dish made for me this evening, super sweet of her.

We went to have our rings made... and I swear to God my comment at the jewellry store was, "this must be where the queen shops" - it was well beyond my wildest imagination. Take any jeweller you know in Halifax and multiple the selection by 100 - no exageration. And of course the diversity of the pieces would just floor you. I wanted to take a picture, but Ajay felt that it would be frowned upon, so you will just have to take my word for it... INSANO. Our rings are simple and lovely... just what we wanted. We had the engraving done on the outside in Hindi, but it's not as deep as I would have hoped... so chances are we will have to have it redone in years to come... but we both thought that was a nice idea too :) Can't wait to exchange them on Saturday.

I go to get fitted for my new skirt on Tuesday, totally looking forward to that... he's quite talented from what I've seen of his work, and a very lovely person. As soon as his website is back up I'll post a link so you can see for yourself.

I've only done a little shopping since we arrived, since much of our time has been spent visiting... more to come soon I hope... still want to find something perfect for my parents.

It's quite late now, and Ajay and his friends are still downstairs playing cards.... it's so great to see him here and happy. I'll have to do my best to remind him of how happy we are back in Canada too when it's time for us to depart for the airport.

More pictures coming soon... just have to download.

Ciao!