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I awake to heavy, atmospheric rains!
It is the monsoon season after all. I estimate 4 seconds exposed to the elements would see me soaked to the bone. So I am cocooned in a room with little more than half a packet of sticky thorntons sweets leftover from the flight, and a dribble of water! ...the trials and tribulations of a newbie traveller.
Lesson 1, always keep a backup supply of food and drink.
I venture down the stairwell to get a better view of the colossal rains and to my amazement find a bookstore nestled in the entrance! I think I will do a lot of reading over the coming months. The lack of internet could be enlightening. As fine a tool as it can be it tends to be more a distraction as I trawl endlessly through Facebook posts I couldn't give a flying f*** about!
So I nestled down to a book by Emma Marriott, "World History - Intriguing facts about the Worlds Greatest Empires, Leaders, Cultures, and conflicts"
It seemed a relevant choice.
As the hours ticked by I became restless and as the rains seemed to slow I decided to venture, a rumbling stomach would not feed itself ...( insert fat joke here)
I jumped from shelter to shelter and realised as the sun dipped I didn't have the foggiest what time it was, not an actual clue...I need a watch. I find myself bartering with a market trader over 20p - Victorious I claimed my 150 Rupees Casio watch!
Next I thought I would brave some street food, I opted for something that resembled a huge puffed up crisp which he then filled with a mass of oils, chickpeas and some kind of herb infused potatoes thinly sliced then heated over a miniature wood stove. Pungent, flavoursome, spicy, and all down my shirt! Whoops
I found the weirdest McDonald's, it was 6ft wide and all they served was ice cream. I got hassled by an old lady whilst I waited. I succumb to her requests. I was kind of disappointed in myself for giving in but a 19p ice cream wasn't going to break the bank. I took mine and left the sweet toothed old dear to wait for hers.
Much to my surprise about 45 seconds later I hear 'excuse me mr, excuse me mr' - here we go again I think.
A huge beaming smile shone through the crowds of bodies. "Thank you Mr, thank you mr" as she raised the ice cream into the air. Never have I seen somebody so delighted by the wonders of mr whippy! I wish I had my camera, it was an image that is sure to resonate when faced with hundreds of demanding kids in McDonald's Merry Hill....pressured consumerism at its finest.
Lots of lessons were learnt today, an umbrella during monsoon season for a start. I feel this will be a journey of many lessons with the key to learning from inevitable mistakes.
But that's all part of the fun.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"...George Santayana.
- comments
aisha knew i should of added a poncho to your present..
perryinindia I can't bring myself to pay £1.50 for a brolly, it's my own fault! I am losing a sense of value!