So, today's big program was going to the Exhibition. It's very similar to a fair...where vendors from all over the country come to exhibit their goods. It happens every year from January until February 15. It takes us about 1 1/2 hours to get there by cab and up to 2 hours by bus. The traffic on the way was horrendous and we found out later that tomorrow is a holiday, so everyone was headed to the Exhibition...great!
This was my chance to get some shopping done...which i did, but not enough. This place is huge and they have so many "bargains" - it's hard to find the right one. I did buy some shirts for B and mom was able to score a saree and we got some fabric as well.
I think it was hard on Sam and the kids. Sam couldn't really barter...once they saw him coming, or even heard him speak...they would hike up the price. He and Dad kept the kids busy, but how long can you do that with 1 and 4 year olds...but they managed. The kids were getting a bit restless and wanted to eat all kinds of junk food and go on the rides...i guess, kids will be kids. We were maybe able to check out 1/4 of this fair. Mom and I are going to go back on Monday (the last day) and get some more bargains. We left around 9:00 p.m. and there were still crowds coming in...it was crazy, but i think the kids loved it (especially since they were able to talk daddy (S) into getting them creamsicles).
SIDE NOTE: I remember being able to "talk" my dad into getting those for us too...i think he really liked them and used us as an excuse to get some. Apparently, dads will be dads too =D
I promised the kids (B mostly) that they could watch a movie if they behaved...the choice was Tarzan. I think there were a couple parts that were scary, but on the whole they enjoyed it. Just before putting them to bed, i asked B what she thought of the movie. Her response, "yah, it was nice because Jane wore the same panties as Tarzan" I love my kids!
