Day Three: Trip to the mall

I went into town with two of Brian's coworkers to visit the big mall- Spencer Plaza. Spencer Plaza turned out to be a melting pot of all of India. There were rich people, poor people and everything in between. There were extremely nice Western stores selling expensive items and there were crowded alleys with small shops trying to lure us in with 100 rupee trinkets. I ended up buying some Pashminas and some Indian shirts and a few other souvenirs for people back home. Mostly, it was just fun looking around and taking in the bargaining process. It was very interested to watch!

We also ate at the food court, which was another melting pot. Their food court had a mix of little carts with items to walk-up counters to sit-down restaurants. We ate at the Noodle House, a chain sit-down restaurant. This was my first time eating outside of the hotel so I was a little nervous, but the guys assured me they had eaten there several times and it was safe. I ordered some vegetarian noodles and spring rolls and everything was delicious. I tried some of the guys' fried cauliflower and it was awesome! I guess anything fried can taste good!