Saturday evening was the last evening that the entire Duke DPT team and our Mumbai hosts would be together. Therefore, we declared this our Farewell Dinner Night. Since the group had been such troopers with the local cuisine and heat, the dinner was arranged at an air-conditioned, quiet hotel restaurant that served continental food including steaks, chocolate cake and ice cream.
The evening was to both honor our new Duke DPT Alumni who have worked diligently for the past 2 ½ years to arrange this first Duke DPT Global Health Outreach Initiative effort and our very special hosts in Mumbai who assured our successful trip. The guests of honor were Aarti and Kapil Mathur who went above and beyond to ensure that we had transportation, clothing, food and water at all times. They invited us into their home on numerous occasions and included us into their family. For this we were extremely appreciative. The group arrived for dinner at 8:30 PM in their finest attire. The restaurant was small but had a beautiful ambience. The staff was very attentive to our very large and enthusiastic group. Choices included vegetarian and non-vegetarian fixed menus and most people ordered the grilled fillet since we had not had this option for the past 2 weeks. We sat among our guest hosts but even though the room was small, we could see almost everyone and could hear those not in sight. The room had great acoustics, as the tables were positioned underneath a circular ceiling. Everyone had a great time and the evening went quickly. Following the dinner some night owls decided to go to a local bar to continue celebrating and met up with some of the professional crickteers who were in the area for the championship. Since we now have a sense of how to play cricket and have been watching it on the local channels, we are beginning to appreciate the individuals who play and recognize who is on what team. The dinner and evening was a nice finale to our closure in Mumbai and we look forward to moving onto Delhi and Agra to see more of India and its culture and history.
Saturday evening was the last evening that the entire Duke DPT team and our Mumbai hosts would be together. Therefore, we declared this our Farewell Dinner Night. Since the group had been such troopers with the local cuisine and heat, the dinner was arranged at an air-conditioned, quiet hotel restaurant that served continental food including steaks, chocolate cake and ice cream.
The evening was to both honor our new Duke DPT Alumni who have worked diligently for the past 2 ½ years to arrange this first Duke DPT Global Health Outreach Initiative effort and our very special hosts in Mumbai who assured our successful trip. The guests of honor were Aarti and Kapil Mathur who went above and beyond to ensure that we had transportation, clothing, food and water at all times. They invited us into their home on numerous occasions and included us into their family. For this we were extremely appreciative. The group arrived for dinner at 8:30 PM in their finest attire. The restaurant was small but had a beautiful ambience. The staff was very attentive to our very large and enthusiastic group. Choices included vegetarian and non-vegetarian fixed menus and most people ordered the grilled fillet since we had not had this option for the past 2 weeks. We sat among our guest hosts but even though the room was small, we could see almost everyone and could hear those not in sight. The room had great acoustics, as the tables were positioned underneath a circular ceiling. Everyone had a great time and the evening went quickly. Following the dinner some night owls decided to go to a local bar to continue celebrating and met up with some of the professional crickteers who were in the area for the championship. Since we now have a sense of how to play cricket and have been watching it on the local channels, we are beginning to appreciate the individuals who play and recognize who is on what team. The dinner and evening was a nice finale to our closure in Mumbai and we look forward to moving onto Delhi and Agra to see more of India and its culture and history.
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Just wanted to send a message to the group (if you get this!) that I'm about to leave Singapore for Perth and I hope your travels go well as I am in the midst of mine. Enjoy the return trip!
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