Evan's Eight Birthday

We celebrated Evan’s 8th birthday in several ways this year. First he passed out chocolates to all his classmates and teachers at school. It is customary for you to pass out sweets on your birthday here. After school, Evan and his friend, Pulkesh, went to the local mall to play games at the arcade and have some pizza. At home, we invited our neighbors over to sing and have some cake. Evan opened his presents and then spoke to his grandparents on Skype.The next day we took Evan out for the meal of his choice. He chose a ham sandwich. This is not an easy thing to find in Delhi. Evan said that the best place to go for a ham sandwich is the Imperial hotel. He was right -- they do serve ham sandwiches – and the Imperial Hotel is just about the nicest hotel in Delhi. Our friends Jane and Kate joined us there. Jane also was celebrating her birthday, so we had a lively time, gulping down ham sandwiches and real beef burgers! After lunch, we walked to the Jantar Mantar, which has 300 year old astronomical instruments. Evan enjoyed exploring the large scale instruments.