I'm here to tell you that everything you read about India is true. It's such a shock on the senses that it truly does take a day or two or three to get used to it all. On arriving into Delhi and clearing immigration and customs, I caught a prepaid taxi to the Paharganj area of town near the New Delhi train station. The Paharganj area tends to be the backpacking area in Delhi. The road was so small that my taxi couldn't make it all the way to the hotel, so I ended up taking a cycle rickshaw to my final destination. With my hotel room intact, I decided to venture out and explore the city.......
The attack on the senses was amazing. The colors, the noise, the smells of urine, feces, and thalis all at once were almost too much. And of course, who can forget about all of the people. People in front, behind, to the side, people just everywhere! It was enough to make your head spin. I just never imagined, especially after some of my earlier travels, that I would be taken so by surprise, but I was. Part of it could have been attributed to the minor cold I picked up on the flight from Addis, but certainly, there was a bit of a culture shock for me.
And in case you are wondering......yeah, there are cows in the oddest of places. I've had to walk around them on the streets, walking into stores, and walking through open air markets. They seem to live on the trash on the streets!
After settling down and exploring Delhi for a few days, I'm off to Rajasthan state to explore Jodphur, the Blue City, Jaipur, the Pink City, and then on to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, before heading south to Chennai to explore southern India.
More from the road.......
Love, peace, and soul.
The attack on the senses was amazing. The colors, the noise, the smells of urine, feces, and thalis all at once were almost too much. And of course, who can forget about all of the people. People in front, behind, to the side, people just everywhere! It was enough to make your head spin. I just never imagined, especially after some of my earlier travels, that I would be taken so by surprise, but I was. Part of it could have been attributed to the minor cold I picked up on the flight from Addis, but certainly, there was a bit of a culture shock for me.
And in case you are wondering......yeah, there are cows in the oddest of places. I've had to walk around them on the streets, walking into stores, and walking through open air markets. They seem to live on the trash on the streets!
After settling down and exploring Delhi for a few days, I'm off to Rajasthan state to explore Jodphur, the Blue City, Jaipur, the Pink City, and then on to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, before heading south to Chennai to explore southern India.
More from the road.......
Love, peace, and soul.
2 comments:
Thanks for the itinerary. Now I can track you on my atlas map. Dates would be nice with the towns jsut for future references. Nana
Just think - you are where Columbus thought we was all those many years ago.
Dr Pops
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