Dehli!

I got to Dehli yesterday, met many fabulous people on the train again, another professional photographer, this one from Norway, he and his colleague were doing a story on the pollution of the Ganges River and how that could create conflict in India in the future. As Nobel Peace Prizes are given out in Norway it is of special concern to Norwegians why they are awarded, apparently some questioned the decision to award the Peace Prize to environmentalists this year. Also met a French girl that grew up in India (so she spoke Hindi, very helpful!). Her parents followed a guru here. I shared a room with her and her 2 year old (so cute!) and a friend of hers that showed up late last night. She is heading to Orissa to study dance.
Anyhow Dehli is big and polluted (my nostrils are constantly coated with black film) but there are some interesting sights. I didn't see many of them. Today I took the metro to Chandni Chowk where there are a plethora of bazaars, I wandered around in the little alleys full of sarees (some of them encrusted with jewels, for weddings I guess). And I stumbled into a parade in honor of the founder of Sikhism, tomorrow is his birthday.
Well I am heading to the airport now, just as I finally remember to pass things and eat with my right hand it is time to go!
I will have to add more details later. I haven't felt like writing too much the last few days. The ubiquitous touts have sapped my energy! But there are so many sweet people too, a couple of days ago Elsa and i were sitting on a stoop in an alley and an old man walked by and insisted we share his fruit. Last night when I couldn't find my friends at first the guy at the restaurant told me "don't feel alone, we are all with you together here."
Hopefully I will get on the flight tonight and will be in France in the morning. (why not stop there on my way home? Boris is there. It didn't change the price of my ticket much. see why this job is so hard to quit?)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I didn't really have one so save your leftovers! Just kidding.