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Got woken during the night by the most vicious sounding dog fight. So many 'wild' dogs here, that don't belong to anyone, but actually look fairly healthy and well fed (not that I would pet one, mind you, a bit too feral for me). They all seem to live in relative harmony, and it's not often you even hear them barking. But these ones in the night were having a real go at each other!
I took a tuk tuk to Lodi Gardens today, a huge park spread over 90 acres , and contains archeological works by Lodhis, an Afghan dynasty that ruled parts of Northern India from mid 15th to early 16th century. It is beautiful and clean, quite unusual for anywhere in Delhi, and people are out picnicking, birthday parties, cricket games and lots of loved up couples snogging! It was cold in Delhi today, only about 13 degrees, so very strange to be wearing something warm. I stood and watched boys having a game of soccer for a while; mums on the sideline are the same as in NZ, loud!
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I'm starting to feel so much at home in Delhi. Once the initial culture shock has hit you, you start to enjoy it, the hustle and bustle. I talked to the tuk tuk driver today and mentioned to him how calm all the drivers are. The traffic is chaos, the noise overwhelming, but in all of that the drivers never curse or swear, no gesturing or road rage; they all just take it in their stride. I think we have a lot to learn from indian drivers, let's start tooting!!
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