Bye to Hyderabad

Today is our last day in Hyderabad. It has been great to have a couple of days without responsibility - other than to stay safe!
Vijaya took us shopping yesterday and knew all the best places to go :) We did make it to Charmina - what an experience! Pictures to follow as only they could portray what we saw.
We are heading to an area of Hyderabad called "Paradise" to meet with Carol Roberts for lunch. She is from the US and is a doula and lamaze educator who is working with the families who live in the slums and in the aids camps. She invited us to come and see where she works and we declined - not because we didn't want to see where she is working but appreciate it is not a place for spectators. She is bringing pictures and her stories!
From there we go back to JJ Hospital and meet with Dr Jayanthia. She is the OB who owns the hospital and has made so many incredible changes in the face of much resistence from her colleauges.
And then to pack the freeking suitcases once again!! Even though most of the contents from one of them will be staying wtih Vijaya - we have managed to fill all the empty spaces!
We leave at 7 am tomorrow for Dubai and can hardly take in how fast our time has gone here. Amazing experiences like we have never had/seen before and the highlights have definitley been the amazing women and men we have met along the way.
Home is sounding really nice ........ have had my share of waves of home sickness and missing my husband and kids! It was the greatest surprise to pick up the ringing phone at 12 midnight our time to hear my grandson " Hi Toto ...." Prepared him for lots of long hugs when I see him!

Sorry about the lack of pictures ... the only thing I lost along the way was my charger for my camera battery ...... I was able to download what we have to date and will post those tonight.