Day 3-4

Hola Compadres!
Yesterday was a day full of adventure, as we journeyed from Hyderabad to New Delhi (population approx. 15 million). The plane ride was swell. We arrived and met Pankaj, our trusted tour guide, who knows everything. We went to our beautiful hotel, where we got a dot on our forehead and drank delicious fruit juices, unprecedented in the United States. We then ate the longest lunch ever. It was great. Next, we drove for a bit to the first mosque in India, which is a World Heritage Site. Our assistant principal carries a thermometer (she's a math teacher, you know) and told us that the weather at the minaret was 112 degrees. Wowzers!! Many Indians wanted to take pictures with us, and we posed. Then we chilled at the hotel for the rest of the evening. Most of us got over 10 hours of sleep, whoopee!
We were rejuvinated for day four, which began with some food. Nom nom nom! Then we took a nice bus ride to the outskirts of Delhi, where we met with Ravi Shankhar's student, Shubhendra Rao. He gave us an awesome lesson about ragam, the Indian scales, and then played us actually the most amazing thing, an Indian citar. We were dazed by his talent. (And confused.) (Not really, though.) His Dutch wife was a cellist playing Indian music, and we had some visitors. Then we hopped over to St. Mark's school, where we performed again and watched some great dancers. The food was great. Nom nom nom, again. Oh, and also, cake. We went to an awesome Ghandi museum where we learned a lot about the Ghandiji, and Harry made friends. Now we're late for a trip to the bazaar, so we've got to run. But we're having a total blast, eating pastrami!
Adios amigos!
Much love,
the Madrigals in India