In which India has made curry of all of us, and Nika takes a turn at writing :)

Wednesday night was dinner and a visit to the cinema to watch the Chennai Express. To quote Alice, both the best and worst film ever made. The Bollywood film was worthy of such superlatives as the cinematography made Luke and Hannah vomit immediately afterwards.

Possibly the funniest line from the film : Nature's calling...hello nature?
Two crucial lessons we learned : "Don't underestimate the power of a common man", (though we're not convinced if he was quite as common as he claimed, as he was able to withstand about 157 982 punches from a giant) and "It's good to be important, but more important to be good".  Deep stuff.
In contrast, the lyrics to one of the songs were as follows:
"One two three four
Get on the dance floor
Booty shake booty shake..."

Independence day (15th August)
Possibly the most inconvenient day on which to be British and indeed, India took its revenge in the form of a severe bout of Delhi Belly and we were thus unable to participate in the festivities.
Men and boys on rooftops flying kites and listening to Rihanna's Rude Boy, chinese lanterns being let off into the night sky...and promptly falling back to the ground, and an optimistic attempt at a firework show.

Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures from today's workshop, as there wasn't one. The few relatively healthy members of our team faced another Indian hurdle - monsoon rain. The kind that seeps through window frames and causes blackouts. The kind that transforms Delhi's streets into rivers of...well, in case you're reading this at dinnertime, let's call it liquid chocolate. Do what you will with this analogy.
Anyway, we are planning on returning to Jan Madhyam next Thursday to replace today's workshop.

And finally, a few lines directed mainly at our families, and anyone else who is concerned about the state of our Bowel Diary. We're still in one piece and are looking forward to this weekend, as we plan on wandering around the Old Town and visiting the Red Fort. And if today's post seems curiously ineloquent, it's because Hannah is currently rolled into a ball.