We then proceeded to our Cousin’s home in Cox Town,
Bangalore and older and pristine area of the city that was very well kept. My mom
was so surprised at how they cleaned up the new tech city of Bangalore. There were now cows to be found and the
footpaths had been cleaned up. She was
hesitant to ask the driver what had
happened, but finally asked how the city was cleaned up and what happened to
all the people living on the streets.
Our driver, Malcolm, was gracious to fill us in. He told us that the cows and people have been
displaced to the outskirts of the city where shelters were provided for
them.
We stayed at our family home and spent time playing with the
kids for about 2 hours and then left with one of our cousin’s wife, who took us
to see a Temple from the outside and then to the famous Commercial street
shopping. Shops were filled with handicrafts,
clothing, jewelry, etc. We enjoyed
walking through the store. We were all
starting to get a bit tired being up from 3:00 am that morning and retired
early to bed.
Bangalore was a very modern city that reminded me of the
United States. My mom was constantly
marveling at the progress that had been made from with Metra transport,
Highways, and the volume of cars in the city.
She was proud that her country had made so much progress in such a short
time.
I was waiting for our next trip to Vijawada and then to
Narsapur to the Lifsong Kids, my main purpose for being here.
Love, Neha and
Elizabeth
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