Today, we are staying in a hotel called the Essel Towers, and yesterday we landed in Delhi at the airport and went to Sanjiv's house for a very late dinner and came to our rooms at 1:00 in the morning. We were met by Diwan Singh, who works for Sanjiv, and he is now a friend of mine. He called the driver who met us outside the airport and drove us to Gurgaon, where Sanijv and his family live.
When we arrived, there were a lot of people talking and we had to first say h to everybody and there really was a lot of people there. After a while, Sanjiv's wife, Jyotsna, served us dinner. Sanjiv's daughter, Pallavi, the bride, was very excited to see me, because she had met me five years ago when she stayed at my papa and Rennie's cottage at Square Pond. After the party, we went to Essel Tower and we went up to the guest house which had lots of bedrooms, and we had servants in the morning to cook breakfast for us. It was really cold in the morning, because there is no heat in the rooms, and I had to jump back into bed to stay warm.
Even though we went to Sonia and Vikram's house in the morning, after breakfast, with a good driver like my papa said, I got my clothing - a long shirt called a kirta, and pajamas (big fat pants) and a stole to go around my neck, we saw some famous temples and mosques and some giant ball sculptures, and I tried to take pictures, but the car was moving too fast.
After that, we went to Sanjiv's clubhouse and I met the two children of Rahul and Puja, and we played together after lunch. The boy and I tried to play tennis and instead we played pool and it was fun and we almost played a full game. Then my mom came to have me go to the dance rehearsal for the wedding, when some of the cousins were dancing for a special present for the wedding.
At the lunch, my mom got some henna tattoos on her hands and that is a tradition at Indian weddings - when the bride and the other women have another lady put henna on their hands and arms.
Then we had a rest at Sanjiv's house, before even more people came back for a late dinner party and I played with Rahul and Puja's kids and then I met another boy who had a PSP, very much like mine, except his was colored. We ate and the went back to the Essel Towers to go to bed and get up early tomorrow morning for sightseeing in Delhi.
I might bring something back to all of my friends in my class - we are going to do some shopping tomorrow. Don't worry, Sister Karen, I am working on my homework!
Sounds like you are really busy already--no time to rest!1 How was the long flight over--hope you slept alot! Have a great time and look forward to reading your adventures
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Hey what about pictures???
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We put your picture on the bulletin board!