Saturday

Today Simon and I made a chocolate cake/super cookie with cherry compote filling and warm cherries on top. It was so yummy that I couldn't even take a photo of the finished product because the hungry wolves had gobbled it down already...

The chocolate cake/super cookie



 

The cherry compote filling

 

 

This afternoon I went here with my friend Inge:

 

I have no idea why it has Sahara in the name, because the products are all from India....

 

The vendors sell all sorts of things, from outdoor furniture to marble fountains and from clothing to fake flowers. We both bought a top, which sounds easier than it was, because the range of choices is endless and the vendor wants to show all shapes and sizes and all colours. With every item he was sure it was our size and a lovely colour for us. Since we both don't usually fit in the standard Indian sizes, we had to try some tops on. No changing rooms, so the top goes over the shirt you are wearing,

but while taking the top off, someone has to hold the shirt so you don't end up in just your bra. 

 

According to the vendor my pants don't match well with the top and I have to "tie my back"

 

 



Copper things and bangles. I can't get used to the swastikas, even when they are decorated with the Om sign and Ganesha.



 

Rangoli

 

This vendor must hold the record for fastest speaking vendor ever. He spoke so fast, we could hardly make out what he was saying. Obviously he had done his sales pitch so many times, he probably didn't even need to think about what he was saying. Every other word he said was "Madam" and something about making a rangoli at the front gate and how men, women and children could all do it with the gadgets he sells.

He could demonstrate as fast as he could talk and it looked quite impressive. Very entertaining!