Yesterday was Sunday the 30th of October, the day before Hallowe'en, and we had a busy day. Firstly I went with Emma's dad to my new favorite clothing store in Bangalore - Reid and Taylor - so that we could get some custom shirts. I got a couple of shirts and a suit a few weeks ago, and it's amazing how good you feel wearing custom-fitted clothes. They work out no more expensive than the non-custom versions in the US, but it's so much better. Emma's dad was interested in getting a couple of shirts too, so we searched through to find the fabrics we wanted, and got measured up and we'll be picking them up next week. A new suit and three shirts for me!
After that we took Emma's parents to the Leela Palace for their famed Sunday brunch. It's a great, if very expensive, thing to do on a Sunday - huge buffets, big supervised lunch and play area for the kids, plus unlimited drinks - they keep your champagne glass full the whole time. The food was great - salads, roasts, pastas, Mediterranean, Indian, and barbecue. I had never had tandoori quail before, but I'll be sure to try it again.
Once we got back to Palm Meadows it was time for the kids to change into their Hallowe'en costumes for the kids' parade. It feels really strange to be doing Hallowe'en stuff when the weather still feels summery to us. It's been between 68F and 80F for the last few weeks - a little cooler than when we first arrived but still a good deal warmer than it is in Minneapolis, and there are no autumn leaves on the ground. Last couple of years the kids have trick-or-treated in their costumes, big coats and snow boots, but this year they were wearing sandals with their costumes.
All the families gathered in front of the club house, and after a good bit of Indian-style gentle mayhem the kids went off on their parade. Emma and I zoomed home to make sure we had candy ready for the trick-or-treaters, but after a few minutes it started to rain, and we realized we didn't really know where the kids were. I think we'd assumed they'd all be in a big parade but maybe they scattered when the rain started. Toby got home with the dad of one of his friends after a few minutes, but there was no Dara. Em and I raced out to find her, and I got to her first - she was bumbling along with one of her friends just round the corner from us. They had an umbrella and were chatting away quite unconcerned about what was going on. Palm Meadows is totally safe but it was still a little strange that they were off on their own. We got Dara's friend home no problem - the only upset was that we didn't let her stay over at our place for a sleepover. And that, just like in Minneapolis, some trick-or-treaters are little rascals - someone seemed to have swiped our whole candy stash while we were out.
Later in the evening we were all pretty wiped out from all the excitement (and lunch) but it was a fun eventful day.
After that we took Emma's parents to the Leela Palace for their famed Sunday brunch. It's a great, if very expensive, thing to do on a Sunday - huge buffets, big supervised lunch and play area for the kids, plus unlimited drinks - they keep your champagne glass full the whole time. The food was great - salads, roasts, pastas, Mediterranean, Indian, and barbecue. I had never had tandoori quail before, but I'll be sure to try it again.
Once we got back to Palm Meadows it was time for the kids to change into their Hallowe'en costumes for the kids' parade. It feels really strange to be doing Hallowe'en stuff when the weather still feels summery to us. It's been between 68F and 80F for the last few weeks - a little cooler than when we first arrived but still a good deal warmer than it is in Minneapolis, and there are no autumn leaves on the ground. Last couple of years the kids have trick-or-treated in their costumes, big coats and snow boots, but this year they were wearing sandals with their costumes.
All the families gathered in front of the club house, and after a good bit of Indian-style gentle mayhem the kids went off on their parade. Emma and I zoomed home to make sure we had candy ready for the trick-or-treaters, but after a few minutes it started to rain, and we realized we didn't really know where the kids were. I think we'd assumed they'd all be in a big parade but maybe they scattered when the rain started. Toby got home with the dad of one of his friends after a few minutes, but there was no Dara. Em and I raced out to find her, and I got to her first - she was bumbling along with one of her friends just round the corner from us. They had an umbrella and were chatting away quite unconcerned about what was going on. Palm Meadows is totally safe but it was still a little strange that they were off on their own. We got Dara's friend home no problem - the only upset was that we didn't let her stay over at our place for a sleepover. And that, just like in Minneapolis, some trick-or-treaters are little rascals - someone seemed to have swiped our whole candy stash while we were out.
Later in the evening we were all pretty wiped out from all the excitement (and lunch) but it was a fun eventful day.
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