After meeting a friend, Samm, for the best lemon bar (goey, creamy and lemony with a crunchy crust!) and some yummy coffee last week at Bread and Chocolate, I stopped by a cute little gift shop in St. Paul. It's on Grande Ave., one of my favorite people watching, autumn tree lined streets, cute shops, tasty restaurants, semi-hip without feeling out-of-places areas.
Since coming back from Delhi, I have an Indie-adar...that is India+radar. I can spot Indian patterns, people, restaurants and smells within nanoseconds of contact. Weird. Yes, I know.
Here are a few things I saw just browsing this cute little store that I knew were from India.
Like these bags
And this is a little blurry, but they're made from Sari's- one type of formal women's wear in India. And yes, they're officially made in New Delhi! Too bad these were out of my price range here and would probably be a few cents in India.
And these cute coin purses. The patterns scream "India"! They're so cute! Sorry about the blurriness. You can thank the iphone.
Here's another one in better focus.
And there has also been lots of talk about the Commonwealth Games (all the former British colonies compete against each other in different sports), scheduled to start in Delhi in a few weeks. Though India was awarded the games (I guess similar to the system for the Olympics) in 2003, they've only been building and cleaning for 2 years. That's a snippet of Indian culture- lots of procrastination with the government. Anyway, here's a few articles about the Games and if they're actually going to happen. The committee with the Games is outraged and stunned. BBC article "Delhi Games will meet standard, says minister"
Times of India article "97% say Games bosses have tarred India's image"
On another note, why in the world are Congressmen calling Colbert to testify in a committee hearing? There must be someone out there who is more qualified! Or maybe they need a laugh to make their day a little more exciting! Read more here.
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