Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Transport Woes

The train from Delhi to Varanasi was just fine. An A/C carriage, with rich indians next to me...

However, halfway through the journey, I woke up to the feeling of something moving over my head. Something heavy.

I jumped up, and had enough time to see a mouse/rat running away from my bed.

Gross. Ick. Ick.

Today in Varanasi, I was walking to a temple with a few friends, patiently telling each bicycle-rickshaw walla (man) that I didn't want his services...

Suddenly, I feel myself moving back - fast...

Somehow, a passing rickshaw managed to hook itself into the loop on my backpack, pulling me backwards. Luckily, it was a bicycle rickshaw, and not a auto-rickshaw. Phew.

I grabbed the nearest person to me, held on, and shouted "stop" as loudly as I could...

Ah. India.

Bumped into 2 of my favourite israelis in the world on the street earlier. Off to find them now.

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