We found a shopping center looking for a place I googled and when we pulled in we spotted an Indian restaurant! We headed straight there instead of to the one we had found on the google machine. Tablecloths, cloth napkins, a wonderful buffet filled with a half dozen vegetarian dishes, and a basket of garlic naan - it was wonderful! Unfortunately Roger's nose was stuffed up and so his taste buds dulled, but I really enjoyed the meal. We had rice pudding for dessert and our tummies were so happy.
The racetrack is in the northeast foothills of Tucson. Wow, what a beautiful area but so many subdivisions and so much traffic. The area was unrecognizable from the last time we were there. The racetrack itself has deteriorated and become run down despite a funding campaign to save it as a historical site. It is the first place in the US where they raced quarter horses and it is supposedly famous. It's pretty much a dump now, though.
Today wasn't as much fun as we remembered from before, although, if I had placed a bet on my choice for the first race I would have had enough money to pay for the day's outing! We left after three races. I had forgotten that they have a race every half hour and it only lasts for 30 seconds or so and the rest of the time is just waiting. It got a bit boring. People watching wasn't that great, but the horses were absolutely beautiful. Rog got a few pictures. The Mariachi band played the National Anthem as it was Hispanic Heritage Day.
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