Today was the airport...at 5AM in the morning. Everyone here understands some English, but hardly anyone understands enough English. I was directed to three diffeerent terminals, baggage claim area, and the international luggage scanning area. I finally found the office up three flights of stairs and about five hundred yards away. Seven suitcases at 50 pounds....
After getting two guys to help, I found they could hardly lift the suitcases...I think they weighed less than the suitcases. It was good to change clothes today.
Mike led a leadership conference for the India Baptist Society today. We had a great meal, of which, a cross between a burrito and stir fry with chicken was served. They said it was not spicy, but it was very spicy. I cannot imagine the hot stuff here.
I went into town to survey the downtown area. My taxi cab driver had five teeth and spoke no English. It was cool we made it and back. I even negotiated several purchases of cokes and coffee. They have a Indian Starbucks named Coffee Day. You must sit to order and they have a server for every two tables. Evereyone here has a helper. The guy taking the parking fare has a guy who brings it to him and directs your parking. In every store there are seven salespeople in an area half the size of a 7-11. Their was a fruit stand with everything you can imagine. So much so, the guy wass blocked in the middle of the stand. Quite the incentive to sell some produce...
The other picture is of the line up of mopeds, cars, moto-rickshaws as they get ready to kil you. It is a bit like the running of the bulls. You can go anytime if you can make it regardless of the light for your side. I actually went into the street and then reconsidered once at this intersection. The%2