India Update 2

A lot has definitely happened since the last email.

1. We took an overnight train to Delhi. That's code for we endured 20 hours of people staring at us.
2. We hired a travel company to plan a week for us and give us a driver.
3. Gordon has been seen about town sporting his "Proud to Be Indian" t-shirt.
4. To follow-up on the last email, Gordon went back to the scene of the crime and bought the Google book for a good chunk of change and gave the kid a little extra. The kid then began carressing Gordon and telling him he's "very handsome."

Lucky

Our new driver and best friend is Lucky. Lucky informs us he has over 100 MySpace friends, which is a lot we think. Mr. Popular knows everybody everywhere. His catchphrase is "Everything is possible in India." Case in point, "Lucky, was that car going the wrong way on the highway?" Response "Everything is possible in India."

Drugs

Last night we went to a Bollywood movie. During intermission, some kids our age walk by and start saying stuff to Gordon. Gordon yells out "Konichiwa" and people around us laugh. Lucky then informs us the kids are drug dealers and are inviting Gordon to join them outside. Lucky instructs us to ignore them when they come back because he doesn't want to have to defend us should a fight break. Gordon replies with "That's why you should have let me buy that dagger earlier today."

On our drive from Agra to see the Taj Mahal to Jaipur, we pull over to some sketchy hut. Lucky has run into a friend, who is driving a couple of kids from Holland about our age in his car. We talk to the Hollanders for quite a while. At one point, they tell us of a drink called a bhaang lassi -- a legal yogurt and marajuana drink. We get back in the car and ask Lucky "Is it true? Is there a drink called a bhaang lassi? Is it true that if you drink it, you'll pass out and find all your possessions stolen when you wake up?" He replied with "Yes, I promise to get you one in Pushkar." We ask "Is it legal?" Lucky responds, "Everything is possible in India."