Shimla

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Shimla is a hill station in the Himalayan foothills. It was one of the retreats for the British government during the incredibly hot summer months and the little town has maintained most of its European colonial charm. It is nestled along the high mountain peaks and ridges and the scenery was really beautiful.

We didn't stay very long, but it was a nice and relaxing place to recoup for a day. Just before arriving here, Seth twisted his ankle making it very difficult to do much exploring. One good thing about Shimla was that many of the streets were free of cars and rickshaws. It was nice to finally visit a town where we didn't have to watch out for rickshaws veering at us. We were able to slow our pace, sit on benches or in coffee shops, and just enjoy the scenery.

Barbecuin' in Bombay

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It has been in the works for a few weeks now, and last weekend Suhas and I finally completed our mission of making a barbecue. We set up a few bricks, purchased some charcoal and coconut husks, marinated the meat and went to town. We built two stations, one was set up as the main grill station where I was in charge of cooking chicken and beef (that's right we had barbecued cow), the other we burned the coconut husks and "smoked" some fish. It turned out to be a success and made it into quite an event; our neighbors invited a friend over and we ate and hung out for a few hours. Here in Bombay it is all about slow cooking.