Flat Stanley, written in 1964, is a well loved children’s book. The book is about a young boy named Stanley who is flattened in the middle of the night by a billboard. He survives but is completely flat. He makes the best of his new shape and visits his friends by mailing himself to them.…
We got invited to a wedding. But not any wedding, a wedding to top all weddings. The son of my husband’s business advisor was marrying the daughter of one of the top silk merchants in the south. The groom, from the north; the bride, a South Indian. This meant a blend of two different Indian…
In the 5 days we were in Bangalore and Chennai we saw: 4 aunts, 3 uncles, 3 cousins, 3 cousin-in-laws, 4 second cousins, and 1 old friend and his family Quite an ambitious schedule for our first week in India. It may explain my son’s behavior. In the process we had the opportunity to catch…
In between family visits in Bangalore, we took some time to visit the beautiful and majestic Bangalore Palace. Bangalore Palace was built in 1862 to resemble Windsor Castle. In 1884, it was purchased by the Maharaja of Mysore and is still currently owned by the Mysore royal family. Today you can tour the palace and…
As the days tick down to our trip, we have finally managed to coordinate everyone’s schedule, attempted to accommodate everyone’s desires, and finalize most of our itinerary. As it turns out we will be in India for Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival celebrating the birthday of Ganesh. During that week, different neighborhoods set up clay or…