India last thoughts…
It’s been a while since I’ve entered words or pictures and the blog has been calling and calling.
So much to process and so much moving–by the time we got to Bali we were both tired of constant moving and figuring out where our head will rest next or what the following “must see” attraction, is on our route. We wanted some stable unmoving time…well, I am glad to report that Bali is taking care of that exquisitely…but let me not get ahead of myself.
Directly below are words I wrote over my last twenty-four hours in Delhi.
I want to start with that, as they are my closure with that part of my adventure.
Feb. 18, 2011
Delhi…end of the road in India
Our last night in India…Barb is laying beside me with a cold, not feeling so well. I am swirling inside my brain, wondering what happened. It’s almost five weeks since I entered this crazy country and on one hand I cannot believe it’s been this long and on the other I wonder where the time went. I mentioned before that, in my experience, nothing in India is straightforward…and I have to say that I stand by that statement even more.
I was laughing to myself today when I realized that I cannot take my eyes off the side walk for a second or else risk falling on my face or at least tripping…there isn’t one side walk that is even, straight or even hole free. It’s so wild to my western mind that all I can do is either get frustrated, annoyed or laugh. Laughing seems more fun, so that’s how I choose to respond. Actually it is more like, wow I have not walked on a normal side walk since I got here (here being India and may as well add Sri Lanka) it is amazing that I have not ended up on the ground given my proclivity to look up and get lost in the scenery around me.
I’ve shaken my head, in disbelief, in this country more than any anywhere else I’ve been in the world. This is such a wild place it doesn’t feel tame-able…and maybe that’s what is so attractive about it.
Feb. 19 2011
…at the airport…in a few hours we’ll be in Hong Kong. Holy crap, India I miss you already…(grin)…the colors of flowing saris in the cities and in the most desolate places…they danced with the wind…the spice…chai…and the best vegetarian food. I’ve always loved cashews but in India, I learned to have an even bigger appreciation for the nut, the myriad ways Indians cook it is astoundingly delicious and mouth watering. I know the ordered and ear piercing chaos will become something I will remember fondly, but not right now…not yet. It is a world that absolutely challenges our logic and absolute ideas. It has mine.
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