After work on Saturday we finally made it to Colaba to go shopping! It was such a busy, hectic scene, but we had a great time negotiating and buying trinkets and souvenirs. The shopping was similar to most typical city stands, selling the same things, and full of stuff we didn't need but had to have! Even though we expected to play the bargaining game, we quickly caught on to the fact that they are very tricky! Just when I thought I was getting a great deal for this colorful mirror I bought for half price, the next vendor with the same mirror asked for half the price I had bought it for! They sky rocket the price for foreigners, but I'm on to them now and they haven't fooled me again yet!
We had another fabulous dinner at Leopold Cafe and had our driver, Shukla, escort us to the Gateway of India. It was a busy night on the street so we were glad he was there to look after us. On the way we passed by lit up horse carriages, balloon vendors, food vendors, and more trying to get our attention, but Shukla took care of them. The Gateway of India was BEAUTIFUL at night! It was built in the 1920's to honor the king and queen of England. It also pays a role in India's Independence because the British soldiers passed through it when leaving India for the last time. Families and children were sitting and playing in the plaza, enjoying the warm night.
Across from the Gateway of India is the Taj Palace & Tower Hotel, which was also amazing to see lit up at night. The entire setting was perfect! Rianne asked Shukla to hold her hot pink jacket while we took a picture, and when we looked back he had it tied around his waist. About twenty minutes later we looked over and he had it draped over his shoulders! We couldn't stop laughing, because it was totally unintentional, but it looked like he was enjoying wearing it! We also went to The Comedy Store for a show! It was hilarious and being noticeably American, we were called out many times. But they made fun of everyone. I haven't laughed that hard in a while!
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