Wedding fever

So one of the couples who got married here at the hotel last weekend is having a second wedding event tonight. This time it's inside, and not in the gardens near our room. The outside of the hotel has a huge arch out front that looks like a Hindu temple, and there are cars covered in flowers. I walked down to the area where the wedding is being held and there were decorations everywhere, huge statues of various gods and goddesses, arches, things hanging from the ceiling...the pics I took are a little blurry, and people were running around trying to set up so I only took two. But you get the idea.

I'm excited to go sari shopping this weekend for T's coworker's wedding. I got a few recommendations from friends who've been here and the front desk, so hopefully I'll find something nice that isn't too expensive. Saris are very pricey here from what I've seen, but then again we've mostly been shopping at mall or upscale stores. The only place I've been able to find a reasonably priced sari is Shopper's Stop (dept store) but then it has to be tailored, and they don't offer on-site tailoring. I'm hoping to find a ready made sari so I don't have to worry about that, or at least a place that has an on-site tailor who can do quick alterations. The other option is to get a long skirt/top or a salwar suit (tunic/pants) but I don't really want to if I can help it.

It's hard to believe that this is our last weekend here and our trip is already half-way over! We're planning a trip to Agra (where the Taj Mahal is located) next weekend, and the following weekend we leave for London. T mentioned some people at work potentially getting a group together next weekend to see the Taj, otherwise we will just go ourselves. It's actually a really far trip; you have to fly to Delhi (about an hour and a half flight) and then drive about three to four hours to Agra from there. I feel like it would be stupid to come all this way and not see it.

On another note, it was awful to wake up today to see the earthquake/tsunami news from Japan. We were watching the BBC coverage and the water was wiping out houses and cars...I can't even imagine how scary that would be.

Today's Bollywood video is "I Feel Good." Why don't they ever film Bollywood videos when I go to Vegas?!