July 23 - 25

July 23 - We went to Center One Mall। Me and Maya played in the play area while Mommy went shopping. She got me a chess board and Maya a jewellery box. We also bought high heal sandals! Mine was black and has pretty flowers on it. Maya's is gold with sparkles. We wore them all evening.

July 24 - we didn't do much but still had fun by going to a different mall। We took a walk and got some ice-cream. It was yummy. We also went to Domino's pizza - it was Nana and Nani's first time eating pizza in India. They ate the spicy chicken topping while we stuck to cheese.

July 25 - we went to a hillstation by the name of Lonavala. The scenery was beautiful. There were waterfalls everwhere and clouds were touching the ground! We could barely see at times.

We went to Bhushy Dam and Sarovar lake drove by Raj Mahchi (a fort). We got wet at Bhushy Dam and Maya liked going on the stepping stones leading to the dam. Mommy was a little scared and did not allow us to go much further but I forced her to go. We also saw lots of monkeys and their families.

When we stopped for lunch, the waiter gave us finger bowls to clean our hands. This was fun. It was a bowl of warm water with a piece of lemon. We squeezed the juice in the water and rubbed our fingers with the lemon. This made our fingers smell clean and good. Then we went home. We also took a walk in the bazaar. Maya ate another bhutta (roasted corn on the cob), while I ate another ice-cream.

We also saw Rakhees. These are beautiful bracelets that sisters tie on their brother's wrist to celebrate Brother's and Sister's Day. In India, they don't celebrate Mother's and Father's day as every day is celebrated for them. A few minutes later, we took another walk with Bai (our maid). She bought Maya and me some candy - two each.

Words we learned today - "Dhanyawad" (Dhan-ya-waad) धन्यवाद् means "thank you".