And the Rest...

So as most of you may realize I am back in the States at this point in time but since I am a completionist I am going to tell you the rest of the story. : )

Day 24
I spent most of this day posting to my blog sitting up at TISS.
I got up late and traveled by bus with Seena to TISS and wonderful internet was had. After Hena got off we went to Elephanta Island to view the Elephanta Caves. This is a network of four caves carved out of the mountains dedicated to the god Shiva. Let me tell you, I should have taken a picture of the stairs you have to climb to get there! They are steep, uneven, and LOOOONG. I wondered why there were liters offered for RS. 300 up and down- by the time I got to the top- I knew why. However, it really wasn't so bad if you paced yourself and didn't get caught by the shop keepers that lined the staircase. : ) There were three shrines all dedicated to Shiva, however each was dedicated to one of his three main forms. All three pictured here...
Did I mention there are monkeys everywhere here? They are so cute!!!!

After the ferry took us back we went to Which Latte again and split tuna and turkey sandwiches that were yummy!!
Late lunch consumed we headed home and I bought roses for my hostesses and host as a thank you for letting me stay in their home and feeding me. : )
Dinner was yummy as always. Prepared by Auntie and the girls Seena and Aeeda.







Day 25
Hena decided to skip her internship since she wanted to spend time with me.
Breakfast was exceptionally yummy as we had leftover curry from the night before and fried planteens to wrap in these rice bread things with sugar- yuuum!

After breakfast we went to see the Haji Ali Mosque. The place is said to be where the man Ali who was on Haj- trip to Mecca- when his ship wrecked. His body was in washed to shore all the way back in India and a mosque was built where he was found and interred. While there we paid Rs. 5 for the wish strings. These strings are tied to a screen within the mosque and while you tie it you ask for your deepest desire to be filled and then cut the end off and keep it with you.

Next we got juice at the Haji Ali Juice Center- wonderful mango milkshake and mango creme pudding like stuff were what we had, yum. : )

We walked up the street and visited the temple dedicated to the goddess of wealth. I couldn't take pictures here but it was similar to many other Hindu temples in construction and shape. There was a lot more gold around and an internal monitoring system to make sure no one was taking pictures.... sigh. What was different about this one is that at this one we offered pink lotus and Rs. in the official worship service of the day. We showed up just in time to get in line and didn't know it. LoL : ) So Hena and I should be financially blessed hypothetically speaking. : )
After that we went to Bandra and walked around and did some shopping for Hena and I bought a few presents. Also Hena got me to try Pani Puree (spelling may be wrong)- which was ok until Hena accidentally shoved one against the back of my mouth and it burst in my mouth and I gasped in the hot sauce- OW!!!! We got this stuff covered in yogurt to help calm our mouths down because pani puree is hot even for Hena- so imagine me eating three of the things- she had five... *shurdder*

After Bandra we headed to TISS for Hena to meet with her professor and then we headed back to the flat after I bought some last minute gifts (made me late for the taxi pick-up).
Hena went with me to the airport and dropped me off- crying and hugging ensued.
I got my ticket, went through customs, boarded the plane and took off for the States.

The sun didn't rise for me until Sunday morning here over Atlanta- it was pretty so I too a picture... :)

So here I am- safe and sound...