Voices, TV, computers and clothes - answers to last week's questions

I am still travelling in India. I have been to Jaipur and Agra this week.

I have spoken to lots of people in India. Lots of people speak English, but most people speak Hindi as their first language. People's voices do sound a bit different as they have a different accent here. They say words a bit differently to how we say them in England.

In India, lots of people do have television. Some people have satellite TV with lots of channels. There are lots of internet cafes where I write these blogs for you.
Many people are very poor in India and do not have TV or computers. Lots of people are so poor that they do not have homes and live on the streets.

Lots of people wear different clothes to what we wear in England. Here are some photos of people I have met:

These people are wearing their traditional clothes. The ladies wear saris and the men wear turbans on their heads.

This is a holy man who we met in a temple. He wears a special saffron (orange) robe.

These ladies are dancing in their saris. They are very pretty colours.

This is Saleem who looked after us when we rode our camels. He wears a long white shirt and white trousers. This is because he is a Muslim, but also keeps him cool in the desert.

This is Usman. He drove us around Udaipur. He wore a shirt and trousers, just like men do in England (Just like John!)

Rajasthan

This week, I have been to Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, which are all towns in Rajasthan, in India.

In the cities, I have seen lots of children going to school on their bicycles. They all wear uniforms, like in England. Not all children go to school. Some families are very poor and the children have to work. In the countryside, some children look after goats.

It is Winter in India too, but here it is very hot and dry. Rivers are very empty and farmers fields are very dry.

In the summer, there will be a monsoon, when lots of rain will fall. The rivers will be bigger and the crops will grow.

In villages, people do not have water in their homes. They get their water from pumps and from water holes. Ladies walk a long way carrying water in pots on their heads.

I have enjoyed travelling in Rajasthan. I have ridden a camel. It was very bumpy!

People have been very friendly and gave me these flowers and a bindi for good luck.

I am in Mumbai, in India

In Mumbai, people mainly eat curry, but people also eat pizza. It is much spicier than in England!

Some people do not have water in their homes. If they do, it is often too dirty to drink. Tankers bring clean water from outside the city.

People buy their food in markets and carry what they have bought in baskets on their heads.

You can buy bananas in much bigger bunches than we can in England.

People travel around the city in buses, taxis and on bikes.

The roads are very busy.