What made me think a lot...

• Massive traffic and noise in most of the cities
• 20 hrs journey by train was not easy in a 2nd class compartment
• Too many people… people every where
• I wondered how people can belief in God or Gods in such poor conditions
• Men staring at us constantly and finding any silly comment or question to approach us
• A day tour in Jaipur where the guide took us to lots of shops just for getting some commission
• Trains delayed. All stations are full of people sitting or even sleeping on the floor
• Poverty. Beggars including children asking for food and money
• People taking a bus and using the windows to get inside.
• Working conditions of those in slum areas. I can’t understand how people manage to live and work in such environment
• A tiny house for about 7 people
• Strong and disgusting smells in some places. I couldn’t cope with them easily
• Finding out at 11pm that that our booking had not been done by the hotel. They didn’t care at all
• Lots of paper work and waste of time in dealing with tickets, hotels and even internet cafes. For using internet you need to show passport and they take a copy of it. Too much bureaucracy
• Feeling vulnerable and weak sometimes
• Not sure if there are rules for driving. You can find yourself surrounded by cars, bikes, motorbikes, tuk tuks, cows, dogs, trucks and lots of people walking into all directions
• Children barefoot, naked, dirty, crying, sleeping on floors… looking at them broke my heart
• Trying to communicate with some people who didn’t know English
• Asking many times different people the same question just to double check
• Very often you have power cuts in some places
• Not feeling well after eating
• Toilets. It is just a matter of getting used to Indian style but cleaning conditions are very poor