First night in India.
And actually we slept in the courtyard of the local policeman,
because where settled down was not the right place.
So of course, we had a diner yesterday and today we will have a breakfast.
And they also will show us around.
It's because of those fires that we couldn't stay in the Nature alone yesterday.
We are arriving at the dam they built in 1983 to supply water to Mumbai.
It's very impressive!
We created a public disorder.
It's unusual, we are doing a face cam, because we wanted to tell you about the worst moment of the trip that we lived few days ago.
Obviously we don't have any image because it's not during those moments that we think of taking or even can take the videocamera out.
So we wanted to tell you about this moment that shocked us,
and about which we are still a bit scared.
We just recieved the van and it was one of the first evening we were looking for a place to sleep.
And it went wrong, we created a public disorder close to a village, where we wanted to spend the night.
Indian are very curious. As soon as we arrived some were starring at us, not daring coming closer.
The problem is that there is mass effect. As soon as one dare coming closer, others arrive.
They always have the same questions. So when it's 1, 2, 3 person it's OK.
But they are really really a lot... And a small village is thousands of inhabitants which would be a city for us!
As they don't know anything about living in a van, they were worried. So I was trying to answer to their concern.
The problem is that as soon as one person arrives, there is another motocycle coming with 2-3 persons on it, asking the same questions.
And each newcomer I have to give the same explainations.
Where are we coming from; we cannot stay here because it's dangerous; really we are going to sleep in the van; we should come to the village; we should come to their place...
I argued with them for more than an hour, because I was felling that I was convincing some of them.
But the more I was convincing, the more other were arriving and the previous ones who were about to leave, were staying because we had become the attraction, so everyone wanted to know how it ends...
And they don't speak to eachother so everytime I had to start the explanation from scratch.
It was exhausting and endless.
But as I was convincing some of them, I wanted to know until where it can go.
Moreover it was starting to be dark, I didn't want to drive to park somewhere else because we had no idea where else to park.
So for me, the only solution was to stay there and manage to convince them all.
Actually, it was only men. at beginning 20-30 and in the end more than 50.
So I quickly locked myself up in the van, closed the curtains, because it was dark, I wanted to turn on the light, to prepare dinner.
I was hearing them trying to look across the curtains to see what I was doing inside.
They were very close to the van, touching the van. It was really scary. There were entering in our privacy bubble. That was the hardest.
Nevertheless we didn't feel threaten.
And Louis was still outside, trying to maintain them, and to tell them that we will be fine and that we didn't need their concerns.
For that moment where Marie was inside and I was trying to maintain them and convince them.
I had to deal with a first village headman, an old man.
He had the great idea: "Show me your documents, then we let you alone, we'll know who you are."
I was pissed off because we took hundred of selfies with the whole village. So they knew who we were.
We are on the phones of everyone.
But they got this crazy idea to ask for our documents, eventhough they are not policemen, they have no authority.
So I refused. The first headman, no problem, he understood.
I said "Please, let us sleep, we will come have a tea to you place tomorrow, but now we want peace."
So I thought it was done. I entered the van with Marie. It was really hot but we turn off the lights, closed the curtains to show them that we were going to sleep.
But it was not enough, 10 minutes later they knocked on the door.
Then a new headman, younger, who again wanted to check our documents. We don't know why, anyway they couldn't read them, it's in French.
Then some got the crazy idea that maybe we had weapon. 3/4 of them said it's ridiculus.
But the headman said that in that case, he have to enter our vehicule and check that they are no weapon.
At first noone was believing in this idea, but there is the mass effect. This was really impressive.
That's when I gave up. I got in the car. We closed everything. I started then engine and I drove.
And they were very close to the van, not wanted to move off. They were about 50.
We left, almost driving over someone. But their number and their closeness started to be scary.
They were not physically threatening but they were just too many. It was very oppresive.
We've learned to handle people like that, but this time was too many.
The mass effect was hard...
So I started the engine, turn on the light and just drove off.
I was crazy, they burned out all my patience, I was exhausted.
We took the road to the highway. Some motocycles were following us because in the end we had become the attraction and they were disappointed to loose their attraction.
For them, maybe we were a game? Without noticing...
On the highway I was so angry, we drove for 45 minutes, and we stop on a rest area for trucks.
And there we could spend the night quietly.
During the next days, no problem, we learned from our mistakes, and we found cool places to sleep alone.
But it was very impressive, so now in the evening I am very careful to not be noticed. We don't turn on the lights or just a little.
In case someone comes, because then it can be many of them.
Because otherwise, when they come alone, or just a family, usually they are respectful, after some photos they leave quickly.
And they respect our privacy.
So now, we know that if this kind of situation takes place, we will leave directly, and won't be led into long conversations with headmen.
Here we are visiting Mandu. There are many buildings and vestiges from the 15th century to visit.
And this one in particulary, is the harem of a sultan who used to have 15000 virgins.
Little thing really cool, we just met with our friend Laetita.
She was working with us in Bulgaria, and was for a businees trip in India, it's a real coincidence.
And little thing less cool, we came to see a waterfall, which suppose to be wonderful, but there is no water...
It's the dry season.
Come on, let's go back to work, in Bulgaria! We drop you off at the airport.
I'm staying in summer, I'm not going back in winter!
We are in a temple dedicated to Ganesh, often represented with a baby body and a red elephant head.
We find him quite often in the temples we are visiting. He is pretty important for Hindus.
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