New Delhi: a little hint of the chaos in the Indian capital city.

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New Delhi: a little hint of the chaos in the Indian capital city.

Hello everyone!

Today I am coming back with another post to tell you about another of my adventures in India.

From the 6th until the 10th of April, taking advantage of the weekend of Ugadi (New Year for Hindus), two of my fellow volunteers (who have become two good friends of mine) and I decided to spend two days in Jaipur and two in Agra.

Focusing on...: traffic in Anantapur.

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Focusing on...: traffic in Anantapur.

As I mentioned here, and as I am sure many of you may have read in articles or seen in movies, the streets of India are a compendium of people, cows, pigs, roosters, dogs, noise, cars, rickshaws, motorcycles, rubbish, etcetera. I had also read about it and had seen it in movies, but it's not until you set foot in these cities that you actually see what it is like to live here and walk around these streets. It is surprising how much control these people have, whatever their means of transport is, and how little angry they get when they see that a car is approaching them from the front because it is overtaking a bus and two bikes at a time, not to mention how closely they pass pedestrians. Their tranquility is unchanged whatever the traffic intensity is or how much trouble there is around. Here you can see some examples of such chaos, but, as I have previously said, the photos and videos do not do justice to what one actually lives here. Personally, I am still surprised when I walk through these streets or when I am driven somewhere, but I'm getting used to the Indian way of doing things and I dare say I am not afraid anymore.