back to the water park, but not alone this time.

Since the kids hardly go to school in October (festival season means 2 days off for Ghandi's birthday, 2 for Dusshera, and a week for Diwali, plus a bonus day in between for I don't know what) we headed to the waterpark again. Sam chose to be a grump and stay home. It is still plenty hot for swimming (about 92 that day) but unfortunately, it was a holiday, and HORRORS! we had to share the place!!!

They brought some chairs so we could sit in the shade and watch the kids.

It was more of the usual, except that we got a much clearer picture (literally) of the weirdness of Delhi-ites when it comes to apparel in the pool. I say that because in the south, apparently it is much more relaxed. This place rents swim costumes (the speedo looking ones for the men, and sleeved ones with bike-short length legs and a skirt) for women. One girl had hers on backwards (not so modest that way) and this mom kept her pants on!! What?! The lady in the brown outfit probably figured that wearing her clothes would be more modest than a swimsuit, but I think not. And the men... those swim tunks should be outlawed - WAY too much information revealed. And Indians are sort of hairy, so that doesn't help. Really, these are some wacky ideas.

This is video that illustrates the extreme volume of EVERYTHING and EVERYWHERE in India. We are forever asking stores and restaurants to turn down the music so we can hear ourselves. During festival time, someone is ALWAYS blaring distorted music or chanting from a truck or a temple. And even at the water park, they think if it isn't deafening, it isn't loud enough.