There is something very strange going on. When outside the tourist areas of India, I think I must turn into some sort of Alien creature. Everyone is staring at me! And it's not just the kids who stare, but the adults, the old people…. everyone!
I got lost today in a poor rural area that I probably should not have been wandering around in. I gradually realized that I had not seen a car, rickshaw, or even a camel cart for a long time. The streets where getting very narrow, and the kids starting with the staring, and then started following me. I felt like the Pied Piper. Some people said "hello" (their only know English word), but most people just stared in amazement at the tall, white Alien wandering though their neighbourhood. The stares where not unfriendly, but the hundreds of big, brown eyes watching every move I made was really starting to freak me out.
As it started getting dark, I knew I didn't have much time to get a handle on the situation, so started asking directions…. But it was almost impossible to find anyone with any English at all. Finally, I lucked out and spotted a monument in the distance that I had seen before and headed in that direction. Just as the sun set, I walked out onto a busier street and flagged down a Rickshaw. A close call…or just another adventure? ....Dave
I'll post a few more photos tonight to the India albums
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