New Delhi from the hotel balcony

Diwali, the biggest and most important Hindu festival in India just started. In English is known as Festival of lights, I suppose I can say it is a bit similar to what we call Christmas in the west. Most of the Hindus pray to the goddess Lakshmi the goddess of wealth and prosperity. It is a festival of opulence, where people pray for money everyday and buy all sort of things to offer family and friends.moreClothes, gods and goddesses paraphernalia, technology and several seasonal sweets are available everywhere you walk. At noon, fireworks fill the skies and the noise and smoke saturate the atmosphere until your eyes start to burn - making a western analogy again, It is very similar to a New Year’s Eve in Berlin.

For the last 37 hours, basically since I arrived Delhi, I’ve been running to the toilet every half an hour. I haven’t even left the hotel! In about 7 hours I am flying to Bangkok… Considering my current state, I will probably confine to the roof top of the guesthouse where I am staying — at least from there I can hear the crowds and see the fireworks… Ups! I guess I will have to run again… will write more, from Thailand.

Diwali, the biggest and most important Hindu festival in India, has just started. In English it is known as the Festival of Lights, and I suppose I can say it is somewhat similar to what we call Christmas in the West. Most Hindus pray to the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. It is a festival of opulence, where people pray for money every day and buy all sorts of things to offer to family and friends. Clothes, god and goddess paraphernalia, technology, and a variety of seasonal sweets are available everywhere you walk. At noon, fireworks fill the sky, and the noise and smoke saturate the atmosphere until your eyes start to burn — making another Western analogy, it is very similar to New Year’s Eve in Berlin.

For the last 37 hours, basically since I arrived in Delhi, I’ve been running to the toilet every half hour. I haven’t even left the hotel! In about seven hours I am flying to Bangkok… Considering my current state, I will probably confine myself to the rooftop of the guesthouse where I am staying — at least from there I can hear the crowds and see the fireworks.

Oops! I guess I will have to run again… I’ll write more from Thailand.