This is a very typical sight to see, all around the city. The house servants (literally called "peons") live all crammed together in a little one room apartment on the roof. It is usually a family, or extended family. They do their wash, typically in a bucket, and then hang their clothes all over the place to dry. No exactly a pretty sight but it works out fairly well, except during the rainy season! I must say I am getting a bit spoiled by having someone make my bed, wash my dishes, and clean the apartment every day. Oh, and I get a fresh towel every day and they change my sheets each week. Too bad with all that cleaning the soles of my white socks are still black if I wear them around the apartment. Dirty Delhi!
On Monday morning I was woken up by a flock of birds. I opened my curtain and saw over 10 lime/green parrots sitting on my balcony railing chirping loudly. They all just looked at me as if to say, "finally." I closed the curtain to get my camera for a picture and they all flew away before I could get back to the window. It was almost like they knew I was supposed to get up, so it was their job to wake me up and once the job was done it was time to go.
