Only three more days of work left here. Although I'm looking forward to heading on to Europe, there are a lot of things I'll miss about living in India.

Definitely the rickshaws. I'm come to enjoy zippng around in the little gizmos. Bargaining I'll be glad to see the end of. But I'm sure I'll miss them next time I'm forced to pay for a taxi.

General lifestyle. Very relaxed at work here. I'm sure its not the same for all people in India, or every job, but in general, I think it would be fair to say that most Indians have a pretty relaxed attitude when it comes to work. Even when its busy, its rarely particularly stressed.

The music. Amazingly, its grown on me, I could never imagine liking the high pitched Bollywood tunes before I came.

The weather. At the moment, its perfect. I can't imagine Europe will match it, even though its coming in to Spring. I do miss it raining once in a while though...twice a month, at least, would be nice. I've seen it rain three times only here, and only once particularly heavily.

Of course, there are some things I can't wait to leave behind.

The bureaucracy. For instance, buying a train ticket. I am impressed at how extremely difficult they have managed to make such a simple act. Bloody nightmare. Don't get me started.

Crossing the street. Traffic in general. Another bloody nightmare. Don't get me started, again.

The dust, noise, pollution. Nightmarish. Can't wait to leave that behind. London will seem untouched in comparison to Delhi.

Looking different. Don't get me started. Well, actually, I should explain this one. Sometimes its good to be a 'gora' here. Its great, for instance, because you can get into a shopping mall, nice hotel, or nightclub, even if you forgot to have a shower this morning, haven't shaved in a week and are wearing you're worst, moth-eaten t-shirt. It's still assumed you probably have cash. On the other hand, because people assume you have cash, you of course get the touts and the rip offs. More than that though, it can be tiring to always be looked at as different. Sometimes its nice to blend in and not feel self-conscious.

The food. Bloody nightmarish. Actually, I don't mind the food, but four is an unlucky number and I needed one more to round it out to five. I am definitely looking forward to some good pastas, baguettes and coffees.