How to entertain the masses in Delhi Train Station
So on our departure from Delhi for our grand tour of Rahasthan, we booked a 9pm train from the Station. On our arrival we discoverd that infact this train did not exist and that the next "sheduled", and I use the term loosely, departure was for 11.30pm. Its amazing how easily you can entertain curious onlookers and indeed yourself in the process, by the most trivial of activities.
Ladies and gentlemen let me present the Isabelle and Elodie Show:
Opening Scene:
The Arrival Elodie and Isabelle arrive at the station is greeted by a mass of insanely curious Indians, blokes maibly. They stand shiftily barely a meter away and openly stare right at the subjects, Isabelle and Elodie eyeing them up and down.
Scene 2:
Isabelle rummages around her bag Again they stare, anxiously awaiting what she is going to pull out of your bag next.
Scene 3:
Elodie munches away idly at her sandwich. The gradualy expanding group of Indians, mesmerise by this stage, continue to stare, muttering knowingly at eachother, again they stare some more.
Scene 4:
Next out of the bag is nailfiles, causing gasps and consternation from queue of onlookers. Both girls contine to file their nails innocently. This is a guaranteed stare from both the men and the women, probably thinking how vain we westerners are. This is an essential activity because with a matter of minutes of arriving in Delhi, your nails get ridiculously dirty and it is essential to keep them short to minimise the grim and black dirt that gathers under the nail and stays incrusted there for days, impossible to get rid of.
Scene 5:
Both girls listen to their music. For increased effect they sing along to the music causing ructions and giggles from the ladies.
Closing Scene:
Curtains go down dramatically as Isabelle takes her lenses out. And what a crowd pleaser that one is! The crowd of onlookers look at eachother in awe at this unfarmiliar action. Train Arrives, our heroines scamper to the rain and fight tooth and nail to get onboard.
The crowd is left at the station open-mouthed and silent.
THE END
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