Waiting in line to register to see the Dalai Llama... He is giving Public teachings this wekend, and you cant enter without a pass.
It's Mayhem! The line is two hours long; cars are trying to get by in both directions on a one way road; a tour bus is trying to get by; all the cars are honking; people are yelling... The funny part is, the road these cars are trying to get down and back on, only goes a 1/2 mile further, and its and easy walk... But it's India!
I have my passport; a copy of my passport; a copy of my visa; and two passport photos... I just hope I have everything I need before I lose the next two hours of my life...
Whoa! The woman in front of me just fainted! Maybe the heat; maybe dehydration; maybe just the intensity of the situation...
A kid keeps asking me for money. We are now brainstorming ideas of what he can do to make some himself. I tell him these people are hot, thirsty and hungry. Maybe he can sell food or water? He comes up with a brilliant idea! Watermelon! So I tell him when I get out of line, I will buy him his firs watermelon. Then it's up to him to keep the business going, but I'm his manager and he owes me 10%. Just kidding.
Oh look! There are two boys selling sliced coconut! I buy some.
What an adventure just waiting in line..
Coconut slices: $.20
Water refill while waiting in line: $.40
Investment in street kid's career: $2
Waiting in line in this sweltering mayhem.... PRICELESS!
...... (actually, can I get my money back for the line waiting??)
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