Dinner with the Mandelia family

I enjoyed my first dinner last night with "J K" Mandelia, his wife "Indu" and their son, Akshay. They are vegans so we'll be eating a lot of rice, noodles, vegetables, etc. They are a very kind family and eager to make me feel at home. J K and I walked over to St. Mark's cathedral for the Ash Wednesday service before dinner. Earlier in the afternoon, J K and I went shopping nearby; I was quite successful at the "Central" shopping mall.