A weekend in Gurgaon

My previous boss (now retired) held her annual Thanksgiving dinner Saturday. So I took Friday afternoon off to help her cook. I was just going to make pumpkin pie but then I had a request to make the pumpkin cheesecake I had made 2 years ago. So I spent the afternoon with her - she lives in a suburb of Delhi called Gurgaon. It's the place with all the call centers and megamalls. That combined with tons of bullock carts and bike rickshaws. Very strange.


Friday night I went over to my friends' new house, also in Gurgaon. They built a new house since I last was here. Quite extravagent. The guest bathroom had the EXACT same shower as in my DC apartment. The rest of the bathroom was better.

Then Saturday we had Thanksgiving dinner. Perfect. Turkey, stuffing. Nothing better.

Sunday, after spending the morning exploring my new neighborhood (Saket), Muna and I went to see a friend of hers who was performing at this outdoor market place. You will never doubt the impact of globalization after spending an evening with Indians singing "Country Roads, West Virginia" and "Hotel California".

There is one thing I forgot to be thankful for on my last post. Cafe Coffee Day (picture on left). The southern indian chain has finally opened up in Delhi with REAL filtered coffee. I predict this will vastly improve my quality of life:)

Risha