Delhi Joyrides!

I've been in Delhi for six days now which I think is approximately four more than the majority of people end up staying. I can understand why, it is pretty crazy out here. A few days ago I had dinner with a German family who spent the entire dinner talking about how much they hated India and especially Delhi which was a pleasure... following that I had dinner with a cool Dutch girl who made it clear to me that she wasn't coming back anytime soon. Cheerful chat guys... thanks!

I on the other hand am really enjoying Delhi, I think this is largely down to the fact that I have a few people to meet out here but also simply down to the fact that Delhi is fascinating. I can't overstate how much of a head-fuck this place is, my vocabulary doesn't get close to doing it justice. I went to visit Humayun's Tomb the other day, I wasn't expecting much, standard tourist fare... I couldn't have been more surprised. A truly amazing monument, quite epic in proportions and, as I found out last night, considered by some Delhi locals more beautiful than the Taj Mahal... quite something. (I uploaded some photos to Flickr, link in previous post)

These are also the same Delhi locals who helped me get to my present state of hungover sweatyness. I met them through a friend of a friend who lives out here and joined them at a party around a bonfire on the roof of a building deep in the suburbs of south Delhi. They were wicked, fucking hilarious. I couldn't have hoped to spend an evening with a sounder group. The evening was followed up by a (please look away now mother!)... ... ... phenomenally fast dawn drive through the deserted Delhi streets.... quite an impressive way to see it though perhaps something I shouldn't be making a habit of! And then today... dead to the world me and my new buddy watched a crap American comedy and ordered a Dominos Pizza... yeah!!

Tomorrow I am going to visit the Indian office of my former employees which I'm really looking forward too, hopefully they will be able to help me find some voluntary work further down the line. I've got a couple lined up already, you'll have the joy of reading about that soon. Of course there will be obligatory photos of poor Indians, I'm hoping for a smiling toothless slum kid... maybe with a colourful sweet or perhaps a red ball, that'll work.