Hi and thank you all for your lovely comments.
Delhi takes some getting used to! Now we are beginning to feel quite at home here but it's not been without some sticky situations. We are constantly approached by people trying to take us somewhere, sell us something- these touts can be quite misleading at first. But it is an extreemly exciting place, so alive. There is constant activity.
On the 2nd we visited a mosque called Jamal Nasjid. We got of our rick-shaw at the end of a very busy street where we were offered goats (to buy)! The mosque was peaceful, birds flying low overhead, vast airy space. Brightly dressed children ran up to us giggling and wanting to shake our hands. They hide behind us then jump out again with smiles.
Back on the path we get a lot of unwanted attention from a crowd of young men who follow us to the rickshaw and cluster around us, but we are able to get away. Decide to cover our faces with scarves next time we visit a crowded place at dusk, and the following evening we put it to the test. We find that we can move among the crowds unhindered. The calls of 'hello, you want to buy....? Looking free," disappear and are replaced by utterences in Hindi / Urdu.
We're catching the 17:45 train to Jaisalmer today. More from there x x x
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The response to covering your face / hair with a scarf is interesting and immediately takes the unwanted attention away - I had a similar experience in the market in Tangier.
Cannot find Jaisalmer on my atlas, but Dad has found a website - looks to be in the desert! You could probably sell your goats there, if lumbered with too many by then ...
For further details on Jaisalmer, anyone reading these comments (...you two don't need it, if already there, lucky things!), try http://www.jaisalmer.org.uk/index.html
Hello both
What an amazing start to your journey! Just reading about the flight was exciting enough!! We had the same problem with Arabs in Oman, feeling our hair etc.. Though, I didn't wear a scarf.....I just hid behind nanny. Have a great time and take care when handling goats.....the moment you turn your back, that's it....you've been nibbled! Take care of eachother and savour every moment.
Love you loads
Sian,Al and everyone XXX
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