Here's the living room of our apartment in Gurgaon. This place is pretty comfy: we have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony with a nice view (not pictured because it's not actually that nice), and enough closet space to contain the five suitcases of clothing Mackenzie brought.
There was only one drawback: When we first walked into this place, it was 90 degrees and muggy. We were not happy campers until we figured out how to use the A/C (or "airco", as it's called here). I can't imagine living here in the summer without A/C - the millions of Indians who can't afford it are really troopers.
Mackenzie is only one of many Bainies on transfer in New Delhi. There are several other transferees who have been here for a while, and they welcomed us with an invitation to a nice restaurant for dinner. We got a delicious Indian meal and two rounds of drinks in an upscale restaurant for $30 per person. I could get to like India.
The people were nice too. Left to right:Mackenzie
Josh
Carl (Swedish, and not as awkward as he looks in the photo - we told him not to hold his arms down like that)
Anant (American, but he gets mistaken for a local all the time)
Matt (British, and so quite familiar with India already)
Matt's mum (visiting her son so she can make fun of him in front of us)
2 comments:
That apartment looks AWESOME. Thank goodness you have AC. 90 + muggy = death. It was like that in my apartment yesterday. The Veganness and I took Pepper to a park and just chilled. It was breezy and wonderful outside, thank goodness! Then these kids came and started playing soccer next to us, which scared Pepper. How did she deal with this? By running after the boys, nipping their heels and scaring them. I laughed so hard at them running away from her, that I nearly fell of the bench. I <3 Pepper!
What did you guys eat at the restaurant?
We ate lots of bread (naan, paratha, roti, and chapati- all of which seemed like naan to me) and shared some dal makhani, tandoori chicken, and aloo gobi to name a few. I had 2 sex on the beaches as well...so yummy. The only thing that would have made the drink better is a little paper umbrella. Alas, maybe next time.
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