so last night we were at dinner at this busy veg restaurant and it really started to fill up. All tables were full so waiting patrons just accumulated at the front watching for tables. then all of a sudden this eldery Indian woman jsut sat at our table while her friends hovered. We realized our dinner was over and we needed to give up the seats! :)
we have been to the following museums in port blair over the last 2 days; cellular jail, anthropological, and the saw mill.
the cellular jail was fascinating and documented the English occupation of the island and how they set up this huge jail, which according to the monument as quite cruel and house mostly freedom fighters and political prisoners. http://www.andamancellularjail.org/History.htm
The anthropological museum is small but had some interesting artifcats and re-creations of tribal homes. there are 2 Indigenous groups on the islands that have nearly no contact with the outside world and are protected by the government (although there are debates on how well). they are the Sentilese and the Jarawa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarawa_(Andaman_Islands)
http://www.survival-international.org/tribes/jarawa
http://www.survival-international.org/campaigns/uncontactedtribes/mostisolated
http://www.survival-international.org/campaigns/uncontactedtribes/justforfun
The chatham saw mill was quite interesting. It is a working saw mill and we saw workers in barefeet among the splinters and heavy machinery cutting timber! they have a small forest museum onsite that shows the different wood types.
we leave tomorrow for Delhi via a Chennai
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