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Pondicherry And Loggers Do The World
Dear All,
Wow well where shall i start. This country really is mental. There are no driving laws and so i have been closed to being squashed on several occassions. We have now left delhi and today we drove to Agra and watched the sun set over the Taj Mahal. Our first few days in Delhi have been a real culture shock....more so than anywhere else i think. The city is in a complete state of poverty and really dirty and smelly and I think we have all had our eyes opened to alot. We are all safe and well and last night we all went to dinner at our tour guides home, so got a feel for true indian dining. Yesterday we toured around some amazing temples where we ended up being the biggest attractions there. Everyone wanted their photos done with us and so we started trying to charge. We also saw a snake charmer and a guy making baboons dance. They are really into making animals dance out and perform and today we all got really upset when we saw dancing bears. We are constantly being harrassed by starving children and people trying to sell us stuff which is getting really bloody annoying so we have all learnt enough hindi to get rid of them. Everyone tries to rip us off for everything but we are all pros at bargaining......On a good note though i have had a stunning sari and blouse made up for me and i wore it out last night to dinner. I dont think the indians are used to seeing a woman walking around in a sari hitched up round her knees with a fag in her mouth..... We have lost all our creature comforts and have taken to going to the loo in a hole in the ground and sharing our beds with ants, lizards and mosquitoes. We are tired and smell bad and have all felt sick now but were still going and looking forward to heading south where hopefully it shall be a little cleaner. Anyway I should head for now but i shall return soon with some more news on our travels.
Loads of love
Nadia
P.S. Abs has already got pissed off with curry and resorted to a chicken sandwich and chips for dinner tonight.
P.P.S. If any of you feel at all inclined to send me some more dettol soap and mosquito net please do oh and a really big tub of hair moisturiser.
P.P.P.S. Have not saved any fish yet. Oh and you can follow me round the world and leave me messages on my website www.offexploring.com/pondicherry
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