First thing we did this morning was go to market...I won't repost all the pictures here, there are a ton more on my facebook page, but here is the jest of the experience:

So, basically there is a structure divided into 5ft x 5ft sections, and whatever you are there to sell, you sell. There are about 5-10 people selling the same items, and probably around 100 vendors, and not knowing what they are saying I cannot tell if their prices are competitive or not. There is some structure to it, all the fruit sellers are in a certain area, the vegetables in another area, herbs and greens have their own section, etc. Ryan found out the hard way yesterday that you need to bring your own bags...or find a bag seller and pay for it, too.

One aspect I find very comical around here are the signs. Funny, funny signs. The English translations make Ryan and I laugh all the time.  I posted some of those pictures this morning (or last night for you Americans) on my facebook page, but there are soo many. Here is one from our tourist attraction this morning.

So, today we took it a little easy and spent a lot of time in the apartment...mostly because the driver had to do something (like get away from the crazy American boys). But, we were able to get to a place called 'Kalilasa Giri'.  It is atop a hill, that has a beautiful view of Vizag and the ocean. The weather wasn't very clear, so the pictures aren't either, but you'll be able to understand how high we were. There are also 2 large statue atop the hill. They are of Lord Shiva and Parvathi. Evidently some pretty important people at one time to have statues that big created in their honor.

Lord Shiva and Parvathi and the boys

Vizag

Vizag

 

 

 

 

 

The funniest thing while at Kailasa Giri was Brayden. For those of you that don't know him, he's 13. We forgive him a lot because of his age and the fact that he is 13 and we realize his brain is two steps behind his words.  Here is an example...before we left on our trip I asked the boys, "Is there anything you can't live without for the next 2 1/2 months?" Davis, age 9 comes out with a pair of binoculars. Ok, that works. Conor, age 11 comes out with a stuffed animal. Sure, I get that, too. Brayden, however, comes out with his waterproof ipod docking station that he uses in the bathroom as a speaker. We tell him it's too big and he can live without listening to music in the shower.  He is insistent on bringing it, not to listen to in the shower, but so that he can plug his MP3 player into it to listen to FM 103.3, a local Boise radio station.  So, that's our Brayden. 13. Ok, now for his crowning moment today. We purchase a couple of sodas when we are at the hill. As we walk away Brayden asks if on the way down he can try a new, different looking soda. Sure, right? I'm all about my boys trying new things here. This is what he got:

"Cool New Soda"...turn it around and...

(Brayden...age 13)

After we left Kailasa Giri we headed back into Vizag for some comfort food at 'The Chocolate Bar'. This is a trendy little restaurant that overlooks the ocean. Their menu is huge, but don't let that fool you, they don't have half the items on it. We were excited to find waffles, churros and fondue at this place, but unfortunately they were not available. So, we settled for pasta, a panini, a wrap and some pancakes (oh, don't worry, we got chocolate as well, that's just the food we ordered. The wrap and sandwich didn't look that great, but tasted pretty good. We ordered a teriyaki chicken wrap and some other kind of chicken painini...funny thing is they tasted the same. Oh, well. But, here are the pancakes...

yes, that is maple syrup, and ice cream and white chocolate chips...Not like any pancakes I've had before.

Since we've been here we have noticed tons and tons of bakeries. We've been wanting so bad to try them so on our morning walk to market, we've tried to stop in at the bakery. But, they don't open until about 10:00am, so we've been out of luck.  Tonight when Ryan came home we decided to head to the bakery, because 'The Chocolate Bar' wasn't enough sweets for the day we decided to see what the local bakery had to offer...

This is what we brought home. I have no idea what anything was.  Brayden, Davis and I sat around and tried everything...see those 2 balls on the bottom that are the same color? Those are the only things that got eaten. Such different flavors here. I can't even describe what they tasted like, except "not worth the calories".  Conor was just bummed they didn't have donuts. Hmmm, maybe we should start our own street food of mini donuts like at the fair?