It's Saturday evening and tomorrow marks the last day of my amazing trip to India. I enjoyed a wonderful Christmas, attending a church service nearby in a packed sanctuary singing all of my favorite carols, followed by a lovely Christmas lunch party at Sandeep's house and an evening dinner in Noida, a suburb of Delhi.
Yesterday I met up with 2 others in the Maxwell Mafia, Ritu and Nidhi, and we spent the day at Delhi Haat, an artisan's market, then visiting the President's house and then more shopping. Ritu and I returned home for a dinner of leftovers from yesterday's party and then watched a classic Bollywood film. Today was more shopping and fun times with Ritu. I took the Delhi Metro for the first time (I've been shuttled everywhere thus far by private car) and I must say I was verty impressed. The Metro is new, having opened in 2002, and is clean and orderly (at least as orderly as you can be when your country's population is 1.2 billion). That said, it was a relief to have Ritu at my side as she knew how to navigate the crowds and make light of the stares I was getting (being the only gringo on the train).
We explored CP (Cannaught Place), a circle full of shops, and Ritu helped me to pick out a saree, which I'm so excited about. I had to get an extra duffle bag as I'm carrying home quite a few Christmas gifts, so it was a pretty successful day. I enjoyed some Indian Chinese food, and I"m currently sitting by a fire in the fireplace and enjoying a quiet evening, something I haven't yet experienced here.
Tomorrow we will visit another church in the area, and then I'll get ready to head back to my native soil. It has been an absolutely awesome trip in so many ways, and I cannot wait to plan my next trip to India. Que Dios les Bendiga, y hasta pronto!
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