Morning Adventures

This morning, we decided to venture out with the kids and do some driving.  Since the car seats haven't gotten here yet, I usually ride in the back middle seat with the kiddos (to prevent fights more than protect them) which means I don't generally have a great view of what's going on outside the car.  Today, we figured we'd put up with the screaming so I could help navigate.  We made a small-ish square exploring our neck of the woods.  The map at the right shows the section of Dhaka that's closest to where we live, so our route today took us through Baridhara, Gulshan, and part of Banani.  We managed to not get lost, picked up some groceries, and still made it home in time for Peter Pan on the Disney Channel (after all, we have to have SOME priorities).

K enjoying her ramen.

B on our roof.

Lunch today was Maggi Masala - the local equivalent of ramen - because I've been watching commercials on TV for it since we got here and it looked pretty good.  Luckily, it turned out okay and even the kids enjoyed it.  The photo above of B on our roof was from this afternoon when he went "exploring" in our building.  You'll notice the construction project in the background - it seems as if half the neighborhood is under construction.  The noise is almost constant as landlords tear down single family homes to put up high rises (and increase their profit since land is at a premium here).  The kids don't seem to mind the noise though, so I'm at least grateful for that.  We've got a construction project going on right next door, but the noise mostly comes in through the bathroom that Josh and I use.  Every now and then, I'm convinced that bamboo poles are going to come right through the walls (or something worse).  More pictures of the neighborhood to come as long as I remember my camera the next time we go out for a walk.