summary:
mum, dad, Uncle Piara, Harry and Baljit leave for Jullundur
Manny and Inderjit are alone at home → they can do what they want
they drink beer, smoke cigarettes
* Manny loves the way Adumpur sounds at night
Manny tells Inderjit about England (bus rides, city life)
Inderjit fells asleep
Next day:
Manny notices that Harry has taken his suitcase with him
trip to Anandpu (famous for gurudwaras) starts at 10.00 am in a mini-van (smells musty)
* Manny hopes, that Inderjit is able to show him what makes India special
characters in the van:
- driver
- Inderjit and Jasbir
- Uncle Gurvinder and his wife
- Harpal (Inderjit's oldest brother)
- Rana, his wife Sukbir and their two kids, Ranjit and Harjit
- Manny
* Manny feels strange when they pass a valley that is protected against inundations by a dam
* when they ascend the mountain, Manny becomes nervous because of the height
they explore the beautiful countryside of Anandpur
- amazing temples and gurudwaras
Manny takes a lot of pictures
At the end of the trip Manny is exhausted
Manny is frightened when he hears that they will travel back in the darkness
vocabulary:
smugly - eingebildet
firefly - Glühwürmchen
sparrow - Spatz
cockroach - Küchenschabe
by Ines
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