Hi All,
Sorry this has been a while coming, and so far I seem to have only taken pictures of random things!
So we have been here for 2 weeks now and are starting to get things sussed out a bit. Although we have been in a hotel, so there are a lot more challenges ahead I'm sure!
Love to everyone from both of us,
Kathryn
Sorry this has been a while coming, and so far I seem to have only taken pictures of random things!
Ben and our luggage on arrival (I think we will be shipping some stuff back!)
So we have been here for 2 weeks now and are starting to get things sussed out a bit. Although we have been in a hotel, so there are a lot more challenges ahead I'm sure!
I guess in general it is very westernized, there are plenty of standard shopping malls, just like you'd get at home (and a lot of the same shops which in some ways is a bit disappointing!), but then you go outside and the pavements are falling apart and the traffic is crazy and they'll be a cow in the middle of the road or torrential monsoon rain!
The scariest thing so far is definitely crossing the road! But at least none of the traffic is going very fast. I am very pleased that we are not driving here, although it is very strange having a driver. I feel like I have to go places even if I don't really need to! It does make me feel quite awkward to know that if he say takes Ben to work and then I go shopping somewhere in the afternoon he is just sitting outside waiting in the meantime. Really weird! But that is his job, and I just have to get used to it.
The scariest thing so far is definitely crossing the road! But at least none of the traffic is going very fast. I am very pleased that we are not driving here, although it is very strange having a driver. I feel like I have to go places even if I don't really need to! It does make me feel quite awkward to know that if he say takes Ben to work and then I go shopping somewhere in the afternoon he is just sitting outside waiting in the meantime. Really weird! But that is his job, and I just have to get used to it.
Yesterday Lata (the sister of a friend of my aunt and uncles) took me to the nearby Russel Market (including a kitchen shop with amazingly big pans!). There are of course plenty of supermarkets, but the market was fun and I think I will do my veg shopping there, or at least try it.
I seem to have spent quite a lot of time visiting malls in the area, I haven't really bought much, but have been trying to get an idea of what you can get and how much things cost etc.
We have also spent some time looking at different apartments, but have found a really nice one which we move into on Saturday.
The food is generally really good, sometimes a bit too spicy (for me) but I'm getting used to it. There is plenty of western food available. It is really funny that (as we would to Indian food I guess) most things get Indianized. From the McSpicy range advertised at Macdonalds to the grilled chicken and pasta dish we had the other night which was far spicier than any curry we have had. Even the crunchy snack things I bought the other day were spicy. Although you can ask for it to be less spicy in all the restaurants (I guess it just depends how it started off!), in fact you hear locals asking how spicy things are too, which makes me feel better!
Ben's job is going well. I think he is enjoying having the morning to get some work done before he ends up spending half of the afternoon on the phone to the UK. Now that the admin side is getting finished then he can start settling in to doing some proper work.
Lata in the kitchen shop
I seem to have spent quite a lot of time visiting malls in the area, I haven't really bought much, but have been trying to get an idea of what you can get and how much things cost etc.
We have also spent some time looking at different apartments, but have found a really nice one which we move into on Saturday.
Menu on a ipad (a 1st for me!) Post office - a very confusing place but I think we managed to post the letter!
The food is generally really good, sometimes a bit too spicy (for me) but I'm getting used to it. There is plenty of western food available. It is really funny that (as we would to Indian food I guess) most things get Indianized. From the McSpicy range advertised at Macdonalds to the grilled chicken and pasta dish we had the other night which was far spicier than any curry we have had. Even the crunchy snack things I bought the other day were spicy. Although you can ask for it to be less spicy in all the restaurants (I guess it just depends how it started off!), in fact you hear locals asking how spicy things are too, which makes me feel better!
Ben's job is going well. I think he is enjoying having the morning to get some work done before he ends up spending half of the afternoon on the phone to the UK. Now that the admin side is getting finished then he can start settling in to doing some proper work.
Love to everyone from both of us,
Kathryn
Thanks for the update. Funny the western food is hotter than the curries. Hope the move to the apartment went well. Post some more pics soon of the apartment, markets, food and people. Love Aimee xxx
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