First: India victorious! I still don't know what the score was and when the game ended, but judging by the cheering, fireworks, and outright explosions happening outside my window until 2 AM last night, it was an awesome cricket game. Wickets were blasted, bats were thrown, maidens were rescued, no doubt.
Second: Spent a long day of hardcore sightseeing and will provide some details and hopefully photos tomorrow, when I'm less tired and overheated. I'll just say that my decision to wear my salwar (a gift long ago from my college roommate Priya) was a BIG hit. On one hand, I think for some reason I blended in a lot better - still much too tall, but at least looking fairly normal from neckline down. On the other hand, I became a bit of a tourist attraction myself. The other folks visiting the historic sites, mostly people from other areas of India, were generally delighted to come across me. Everyone wanted to be in pictures with me: posses of teenage boys, young married couples on honeymoon, groups of small, terrified children whose Mom wanted a photo-op for them. Now wishing I'd had the foresight to get copies on my own camera...new policy from now on.
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