So then........India.

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February 28th 2014

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Ello you lovely people, happy Friday! Time for another update on my adventures. This post is simply going to be a brain dump, on previous posts, such as the one about Iran I spent many hours writing and rewriting, but this one is just going to come as it comes out of my mind. So. Indian Cities. I never thought in a million years I would find myself enjoying any big Indian city, but to my absolu... Read Full Entry

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Another Selfie. Indians will sleep anywhere.

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Gold dust. I bribed a Tuk Tuk driver to allow me to take photos of the official fare schedule. Now I know the score.

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I have been a good tourist. This is the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad. My friends mocked my faux chandelier in bedroom, but this was the effect I was trying to achieve.

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Ok, There was a BBC documentary on Rolls Royce in India, try and find it. In the 30's India was the biggest market for Rolls, Indian Princes would buy 6 at a time. This is one of the reasons I came to Hyderabad.

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See in the old days, Rolls Royce only used to make the engine and the chassis. These were then sent to Coach Builders fit the body, so therefore endless styles were created. This one was designed to carry the Prince in his throne.

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A tradition that continues to this day. This one was done for the Sultan of Brunei in the 90's. Money does not buy taste. But it does add the fascinating history of Rolls Royce.

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You stumble across all sorts here. These guys are still smelting metal in to trinkets. Cant see they will live very long based on the fumes they inhale.

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What I like about this place is all the old professions are still alive. If you need anything doing or making, there will be a chap, down a side road who will make it for you.

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Beauty in the chaos.

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More beauty in the chaos.

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They will build anywhere here.

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Just like at home GPS can lead you to a dead end. I wanted to be in the road yonder and with a hop skip and a jump (following in the steps of a local) I made it.

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Once again, beauty in the chaos. This was a hand crafted chariot, each panel lovingly beaten by a chap. Note, at the bottom left of the picture, the dead cat hanging out of the plastic bag. The stray dogs were fighting who was going to get first dibs just before I arrived. Beauty. Chaos.

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Lovely, just lovely.

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I can deal with the deformed beggars but this made me sad. How is a missing person who is, and I quote "Mentally Handicapped", ever going to be found in a place like Hyderabad?

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This illustrates Indian mentality perfectly. The table is dirty, so you ask if it can be cleaned....

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But instead of cleaning the table they just put a piece of newspaper down. JUST CLEAN THE TABLE.

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This is David. He wins the Award for being the first westerner I spoke to in the best part of two weeks. Big up to David.

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Colour. I miss colour when I get home.

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This is now Araku Valley, a tribal area. These are Nuns. One was installing Whatsapp on her I Phone as I passed.

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If I squinted, and ignored the Indian tourists, I could have imagined I was back in Tanpit Woods, or the Bottoms, places I miss so much some days. English Countryside, specifically in Somerset, is the most beautiful in the world. And that is a fact.

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