Tuesday, 8 June 2010

We have arrived in Delhi!

Hi all!
Just thought I would give you an update on our trip so far.
We arrived in Delhi late last night and within 10 minutes had our first adventure... getting into a taxi. There don't seem to be any road laws here, red lights are ignored and road markings seem to be for aesthetic purposes only! The only way to get anywhere is to weave in and out of cars, oxen, people, scooters, bikes, mopeds and rickshaws, beeping the horn and flashing the lights!
We had booked ourselves into a hotel for the night, very expensive by Delhi standards. It was decorated in bright multicolours, with the letter things that opticians use for lights and other multicoloured flashing lightbulbs. CRAZY!
This morning, we checked out of the hotel and moved to another hostel. It is actually very nice, with a real (own) toilet and air conditioning... and this is costing us a fiver a night.
The part of Delhi we are staying in is like nowhere I have ever seen... there are no actual roads or pavements, it is more of a free for all... and it is all just full of dust and rocks.
Very quickly I had to change out of western clothing and into a pair of Indian trousers pretty sharpish!
We have both bought Indian mobiles which is free to recieve calls from the UK.
It is evening now and we are both pretty exhausted - it has not been too hot here today which is a relief although I am sure that will change soon.
Tomorrow we have arranged for a driver to pick us up at 9.30am for a tour around the whole of Delhi and then catching a sleeper train to Amritsar, which is where the Golden Temple is.
And that is where I will leave you for now... more updates soon I promise.
We are both happy and well (even though I have obviously already injured myself and can't move my neck... REALLY hope a good sleep will cure that for me!)
Much love,
Sally

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