Tomorrow night at Midnight we leave Bombay for Singapore and
our flight back to the US. It has been an incredible trip more than we could
have ever wished for. Today we hung around the Taj pool. We had a great lunch
of oysters and caviar and seafood complements of the hotel.
We did go out for one more shopping expedition. Once again
we learned that the national sport of India is bargaining not cricket. Cathy
saw a bracelet yesterday, that she like but didn’t buy. The price was $ 450. We
talked about it, today and decided to go buy it. I told her, I would offer $
350 and we would bargain and I would get it for $ 400. I walked into the shop
and said to the merchant, “I will give you $ 350 for the bracelet”. I was ready
to be a keen shopper. He said “ok”. So I got the bracelet for $ 350. Now I will
always wonder, what if I said $ 250? I think he got the better of me, but Cathy
got a nice bracelet.
Our favorite Bollywood actress, Kashmera Shah, came to the
Taj to join us for drinks around the pool and then dinner, once again at
Trishna. God we love that place. The food is exceptional. It is fun being with
Kash, she is full of life and zest and everywhere we go people recognize her.
Tomorrow we check out at of the Taj at noon, and our driver
will take us to Kashmera’s home for lunch. We will play with her in the
afternoon and evening and then catch a flight at midnight to Singapore and on
to Los Angeles. This will end the blog unless something exciting happens
between now and our return to LA.
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