Around the Neighborhood

Hannah and I make an effort to get out at least once-a-day.  Before I was brave enough to try out the rick-shaws, we would leave and walk around our neighborhood.  We live in a really nice part of Hyderabad.  We can see a lot of the city and even have a park near-by!

Here's some houses around our flat.  

Aren't they beautiful!

And some new construction is happening!  Their idea of scaffolding is a little bit different than in the U.S....

There is a Hanuman temple just down the street from our flat.  Hanuman is a Hindu deity that resembles a monkey.  This temple is actually very small compared to most others.  We were able to visit a temple in another part of the city a few days ago, but couldn't stay long because the temple closed so that the gods could take their morning rest.

When Hannah was still adjusting to the new time zone (10.5 hours different!), I read online that exposing babies to the sun during the day can help their little bodies to adjust.  Since I wasn't super thrilled about the 4am wake-up time, I decided to give it a try.  These pictures are from the day I woke Hannah up from her nap (she had already slept for 2 hours) and we went to the park.  

Slightly ironic, huh?

Small smile for the camera

Obviously Thrilled to be Awake

Thankfully, Hannah has adjusted to the new schedule and is doing quite well.  I mean, who wouldn't?  She's practically a celebrity here.  Yesterday I went to the store to get some items and the owner gave her a candy bar for free.  (But really me, because Hannah can't eat candy...)  Too sweet!