We Came all this Way... to eat Pizza Hut

Day 8

Our kids are such good travelers.  Give them one twin bed, and they're happy.

Today the kids met up with Ishaar to play some badminton, table tennis and foosball at the NCBS Sports Centre, while I was upstairs at the gym.  Gagan had some things to do at the lab.  Later, we all went swimming.  Then we met up with Aisha for lunch.  We hung out for a bit after and it was lovely to have her company.  After fancy coffees, she had to go, but with a plan in the works for me to attend an art opening with her later in the month. 

In the afternoon, we went to the village to do a bit of shopping.  It was nice to see Shri Hanuman Fancy Store exactly as it was – 2 floors chock full of everything under the sun.  We used to shop there for birthday parties and various shopping needs.  Today, I needed a bathing cap (swimming rule) and the kids used some of their money to get something for themselves (S bought a Hot Wheels car and R & M got a deck of UNO Cards; Rs.100 each [less than $2]).  The guy there remembered Gagan and told him he’s gotten fat!  It’s a compliment, I think… 

We also picked up a few groceries from Namdhari’s and Smart and some snacks to take with us on our trip to Hampi on Monday. 

We buckled and went to Pizza Hut for dinner.  Kids needed a change from the South Indian fare we’ve been having 3x per day, and it wasn’t too large a splurge.  And I'll admit, it was good.  

Finally, we went to Kanti Sweets to get some of our favourite sweets (besan laddoo, malai peda, jalebi, and coconut burfi) to take home with us.  And rasgulla, because rasmalai was finished L. 

We took an auto home, just in time to watch kids’ all time favourite movie, Mr. Bean.  It was so brutal, I had to leave the room!

PS Some of the new additions to Sahakaranagar:  SNAP Fitness 24/7 Gym, Gold's Gym, Cafe Coffee Day, Sweet Chariot Cafe, and Lush Cosmetics.