We Made It To The Other Side

A festival of colors, Spring, eternal and divine love, good over evil...those are all things I can stand behind! We did not know the amazing holiday of Holi was upon us until Priyanka, the hospital coordinator assisting in our discharge, shared her excitement. Back at the hotel and finally eating a meal we selected, we explored the idea of going to celebrate the festival the next day. We found tickets to a day of music, dancing, and colors, but I expressed some worry over the distance from our hotel and the reality of Christ being out and about only 3 days post-op. I am not here to, and would never try to, stifle this energizer bunny, but I felt the need to contrast his exuberance with caution. Solution: Bonvoy points for the win! 

With the idea in motion to head further north in Mumbai and get a hotel near the festival (little did we know there would be festivals all over the city…), we decided to take a look at what else we hadn’t seen around Mumbai. With no surprise, both of our eyes immediately fell to the National Park a bit to the east of the festival area. So much green space, and a lake! Fueled by Bonvoy points, we booked hotels for the weekend and set off on our next adventure. 

But first, shopping! Thank you to Christ for patiently exploring the mall with me while I tried on every piece of clothing, twice, to be sure I was making the right choice. With a white outfit for the Holi Festival, and a few other great finds, we headed back to the hotel to crash in what felt like luxurious beds compared to the hospital ones we had been on.