Once we got the luggage out of the way, we could spend the day sightseeing and shopping around Delhi. We decided to go to the place where Mohandas ("Mahatma") Ghandi was cremated. This was a lovely breath of fresh air - a clean, green park in the middle of dirty, stinky Delhi. Once more, we had to remove our shoes, since it was a sacred place, and we walked around the park.
There was this memorial to Ghandi, and a lovely pink tree that I immediately became smitten with.
We did some souvenir shopping, and then decided we wanted an American lunch, so we asked our driver to take us to the Ruby Tuesday's. Oh my gosh, I was salivating at the thought of American food! Unfortunately, Ruby Tuesday's was closed, so we settled for TGI Friday's.
I wish we had taken pictures of the wait staff here, because they were so cute. They were these Indian guys, dressed to the hilt in full-on TGI Friday's attire - vests, buttons (Andy said, "They even wear their flair here!" - too funny), and complete with cowboy hats. I think we were so mesmerized by the possibility of a decent cheeseburger and all the American decorations on the wall, that we weren't even able to even think about taking a picture. Of course, the burgers were lamb, so I settled for a fried chicken sandwich that was pretty good. We also had the fried macaroni and cheese appetizer, which was the best.
After eating, we drove to the airport. The best sight was on the way - this little lady, cruising down the street, all bedecked in pink, to match her moped. Too cute! Ravi sped up so we could get a picture of her.All in all, a pretty good day in Delhi, despite the fact that I am about to say goodbye to Andy for five weeks.
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I missed American food so much when we were in London - I can't imagine how much I would have missed it in India, where the food is so very different from traditional American fare.
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