News from the smog capital of India
I've arrived in Delhi, exhausted after 36 hours in airports and on planes, but all in one piece. The house is nicer than I was expecting - we have a clean bathroom with (squat) toilet (I like squat toilets though, and they're actually better for your colon than western ones, so good news all round...) and a big balcony overlooking the street - a good view of the bustle below. And the cockroaches are only in the kitchen :-). Haven't cooked at all so far, food is being provided by some of the people in the main house and it's very tasty. I'm exhausted - jetlag plus lack of sleep due to pollution - the whole city is covered in a 24 hour fog of fumes and soot and it's taking my lungs a while to adjust. Went into the centre today on the ultra-modern metro they've just built - had to take a cycle rickshaw to get there though, it's the third world and the first in one. Enjoy the UK and more updates when I have more energy :-)