Stayed at the Tourist Guesthouse which, to put it in American terms, is a quaint little compound that provides ustic if a bit monastic lodging. The room has it all a private bathroom w/ shower, Personal A/C unit, desk and of course a full bed. The artwork chosen really emphasises the relief nature of the wall, and tastefully brings a fine ambiance to the room.

In other words, the shower doesn't work so I crouch inder the 4' spigot and bathe. The bed is well not 100% clean and the mattress is a little thin. The a/c unit is a relic that sounds like a 70 year-old smoker with emphaseema singing Opera. Yes ladies and gentlemen this is no longer the Shangri-La. The cieling fan and the heat here remind of the intro to apocalypse now, which I listened to in honor of this moment, where martine sheen lays on his bed staring at the fan. That's my evening entertainment. But I found some chill backpackers and we hangout and drink water and talk. It's hard to stay hydrated here. Yesterday it got up to 48.2degress centigrade. so to put it mildly, it's F-ing hot. Yesterday I went to the Jailianwalla Bagh where General Dyer ordered his men to fire on a crowd of peacefully demonstrating people killing hundreds. very powerful place, and while there struck up a conversation with some of youths nearby. Before long we had our picture taken with my camera. While showing them the picture I looked up and found that people had formed a wall around us 8 deep all trying to see the picture. It was quite disconcerting, and they mean nothing by it but anthing that people are drawn to look at, quickly draws a crowd. This morning I went to the Golden Temple. It was really quite splendid.

I'm feeling that weird feeling that I get when starting out traveling alone. I just want to hole up somewhere and go hiking or be in a nature area or something, but I can't really do that until northern pakistan. I guess things will even out, but for now I feel a little stressed and well to be honest paranoid. That being said I feel much better. I think I mentioned that I pulled all the little muscles between my ribs and around my ribcage (if you want to know how you're have to email me privately). But that hurts much less these days and For once I don't feel sick. YAY. Anyway I want to get back to the hostel and under the fan before it gets to be the heat of the day. Namaste.

Walker the paranoid wanderer

ps I slept with the headlamp in my left hand the spyderco in the right. Even though I haven't had a single problem. Or expect one, BUT you never know.