Aug. 30, 2008. Delhi waiting.

3 PM...P.S. and I are sitting at the rooftop restaurant of the Metropolis Hotel, around the corner from the Cottage Yes Please. The food is expensive but at least superficially clean. This morning Peter and I took a taxi (cheap tri-wheeler) to the Khan Market neighborhood. Khan Market was full of upscale expatriates. We saw imported Australian oranges for 350 rupees a kilo; that is about $7.50 for 2.2 pounds or about 3 dollars US a pound. We had a very expensive ($12) breakfast at the Green Turtle, above a book store (Full Circle). I bought a book or two. A middle aged guy came in looking for a book and offered to leave his business card...he was the embassodor from Italy to India. I have purchased a few yogurts for the bus. I hope they keep an are not smashed. I also hope the bus leaves on time. It is really hot, maybe 90-95 degrees F, but not ultra hot I guess.

We saw an interesting bus parked at Khan Market. It had signage from an Elton John-supported charity and was doing AIDS testing. I tried to talk to the personnel inside but was told it was for poor local people. A little later a well-dressed lady came up to Peter and myself and described the work of the bus. I was not sure if she was soliciting donations or what.