Two more days left here in Delhi, and of course lot's to see. I feel much happier blending in with the people; seeing life how it really is for the majority, and for the majority their etched faces say it all. It's a fight to survive here, and if you don't have any work you are left on the streets. You just cannot imagine the scenes of poverty and misery that you see on every street. Am I sad about it? No, not really; at the start yes, but this is India, and this is Delhi; a metropolis of some 15 million. After a few days nothing really shocks you, and in a way that is good, otherwise you couldn't stay in Delhi for long. Yes, of course you are always conscious of what you see, but with time it doesn't move you.
So where to next? The temperature here in June will be in the 50's, and it is heading that way already in Rajasthan, so further north it has to be, and what better place to spend the next weeks than in Kashmir. So on Sunday it will be night train 2AC class to Jammu, then a 7 hour jeep ride to Srinagar. Should, and repeat should arrive around 6 p.m on Monday. I believe the temperature in this region is around 20 degrees, and is springtime.
Have met a Kashmire who says it' s possible to get into Pakistan, but has to be at night. I will have to check out security risks, and take it from there. I would like to get to the Palosi Valley where John Burke took some of his photographs back in the 1880's, but it maybe too far in Pakistan and too much a risk., but we will see.
We will head to Ladakh, and cross the mountains to the capital Leh, just under the Himalaya Range.
The dogs have started fighting outside.......ear plugs at night are a good idea.
Haven't warn turban for 2 days, so am looking rather tanned; and look much older, but still passionate about this journey. There's so much to see.
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