- Week 1
- Arrived in New Delhi with a crying 6 month old baby.Had to wait 45 mts just to get hold of my luggage.
- Overwhelmed by the number of people coming to help me right from Security Check at Heathrow to Delhi Airport.Excellent cabin crew of British Airways which i was least expecting them to be.
- Stayed with extended family for 2 days in Delhi.Had excellent Poori-Aloos for breakfast/Kulcha Chola for Lunch and Methi parathas for dinner (1st day).South Indian Lunch the next day followed by Aloo Parathas for dinner.
- Baby was a star on Monday on route to Nagpur. Air Hostess were all going gaga over him and wanted to cuddle him.
- Rested completely for 4 days at a stretch doing nothing except eating/pottering around the house and sleeping and then eating again.
- Baby has never seen and experienced such a crowd in his entire 6 months of life.He got super excited and wants to play all the time even when he is feeling sleepy.
- The only form of exercise i am doing is a 20 minute walk in the evenings.
- Getting myself a body massage every alternate day of the week.
Week 2
- Had the most spicy Vegetable Chowmein at Haldirams.For dessert i had Bengali Sandesh.. Again very yummy and very light.
- Organised family photographs and taking few of my childhood snaps with me to London.
- There are few friends of my mum visiting us to see baby in evenings.
- Eagerly waiting for my sister to come as she will be seeing baby for the first time.
- This week Aayush was introduced to lentils- We made Red Lentil Soup with Onions,Garlic and Carrots,Red Lentil Stew with Potatoes,Carrots and also some Khichdi.Some spices were also added like cumin and coriander powder.
- A very good Chinese Dinner of Vegetable Chow Mein,Fried Rice,Spring Rolls,Gobi and Mix veg Manchurian on a Saturday Night.
- Aayush has been cranky this week due to his teething.But Thankfully he is still sleeping through the night.
Week 3
- Drinking bottles of Neembu Pani.Very refreshing.
- Had Vegetable Cheese Sandwiches along with Sandesh at Haldirams.
- Bought myself four colourful traditional style kurtis from Pantaloons and Westside.
- Reading magazines like Filmfare,Femina,Good Housekeeping and Savvy.
- Dozing off in the hot summer afternoons with air conditioner in full blast.
- Aayush is teething for third tooth of his and therefore being cranky and unsettled.
Week 4
- Bought Good Homes and Better Interiors magazines.
- Had a lavish dinner buffet at Hotel Sun and Sand on a Sunday evening.
- Playing mindless game of Farmville with my sister whole day.
- Got myself a haircut in stylish Belezza Parlour.
- Read Chetan Bhagat's Two States in 2 days.
- Bought again some magazines like People,Better Homes and Gardens,Good Housekeeping and a Tarla Dalal Cookery mag.
- Had Chola Bhaturas from Haldiram along with Khandavi,Veg Patties, Pyaz ki Kachoris,Paav Bhaji and Paneer Kathi Roll.
Week 5
- Got myself a relaxing facial.
- Bought again some very nice Anarkali Suits from Westside
- Had dinner at Panchwati Thali with never ending dishes on my plate.
- Invited over by one of my mom's friend for tea .. had onion pakoras. and chola bhaturas with paneer sabzi followed by Ras Malai.
- Aayush was extremely unsettled during the Indian Airlines flight to Delhi.Cried for half an hour and just made everyone jump from their seats.A gentleman helped me with my hand carry bag as well as waited for my luggage and pulled the trolley as well.Bless him.
- Chinese dinner again ... Tasted Momos,Chow mein and Fried Rice.
- My cousins came over for lunch on my last day in India.We had Chola Bhaturas,Fried Bhindi and Dahi Bharas followed by Vanilla Icecream.
- On the way back home to London Aayush was an angel and enjoyed playing with fellow passengers and air hostess.
