Weekend 2/15cont.-2/19

Continuing on the 15th, Deepak took us to a hospital to check it out...... Man, total chaos! You see, when one family member goes to the hospital, the whole family usually comes too....... Which means, there's 3-4 times as many people there..... Anyway, we took the tour and I only got lost twice from the group..... But, at least we now have an understanding of how the hospital system  works.

Also on Friday, Deepak took us to the local movie Theater..... I didn't get any pictures here as it looked like any other huge modern theater....... One thing interesting though, they have a desert place right next to it, which is owned by the theater chain...... When you walk into this place, it's like it could be a desert shop on Melrose Ave...... Young, hip, and wild looking deserts, but tasty too........

Then to cap the evening off, Deepak took Karen and I home to meet his parents and wife (Meeto).... It was so much fun. We learned how an actual Indian family lives and worships...... Later, we sat down for some Indian snacks...... This was truly a high-lite to our exhausting day..... Really down to earth people. 

By the way, I've been invited to his cousin's wedding at the end of the month...... More to come on this.....

Then on Saturday 2/16 - we were off..... Going from one furniture show room to another looking for cheap furniture for our new (hopefully) apt...... We put this couch on hold. It cost Rs. 56,900 on sale........ Which equates to approx. $1,425. 

Wait a minute, it's not that cheap!

For a late lunch, we went to this great little south Indian Restaurant..... The name escapes me for the moment. It's located at the Park Sheraton Hotel, which is right around the block from the Boat Club area...... Again, this is the area where I'm trying to get the apt....

If you think the roads weren't hectic enough, try the local mall "Spencer's". It was so packed we lasted about 15 min. there...... And for Karen and shopping, that's unheard of......  We did find a neat antique furniture store which I'll go back and pick up some end tables later this week......