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"A teardrop on the face of eternity," "The embodiment of all things pure," and my personal and own-made favourite: "it's big, it's white, to see it's a delight, woo yeh." Can you guess what it is yet?

The end of curry

Simon Wadsworth
2006-09-04 12:52:39

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this (while admiring a gigantic alien ant I've trapped in a bottle lid). Further north, there's Pahargarj, the tourist enclave resembling yet another Khao San Road (but this time longer, narrower, dingier, more enticing and what Khao San Rd would look like if left untouched for 100 years), and then eastwards to the Old City full of wonderfully varied bazaars, India's largest Mosque aaaaand another fort, where I nodded off while watching an evening sound and light show with surround sound that even Roger Waters would've been proud of.

And that about concludes my stint in magical India. Not much specifically happened in Delhi, just my usual wanderings. I figure if I stayed in India longer I would have to undertake some project to get to meet more of the friendly people, and break up the monotonous schedule of a)seeing fort, then b)explore rest of town, that I seemed to have for much of the latter half of my journey. That aside, like most places, I urge everyone to come here, even if it's just to understand how different and varied the world really is. Seeing the level of poverty and inherent problems is an education in itself, with local political issues always fighting for space in the newspapers.

I was shouted at, grabbed, lied to, hassled, driven over, cheated, stared out, burnt and poisoned. But who cares about all that, ey?! It's an amazing country, with the most open people of any culture I've yet visited, and if you bare with it through the inevitable stressful moments, you'll really appreciate it for what it is - a crazy melting pot, a bewildering mix of experiences, a million things, and none of them like home.

Today I fly to East Africa. It's as if all my skills and experiences have been building up to challenge and test me in these final 2 months - the security, public transport, costs. I won't say it'll be easy, but there should be a few stories to tell to you........

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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