Blogs from Delhi, National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 11

As the protest march (see: )was now north of Mathura on the AH1, we made a detour onto the Yamuna Expressway, a massive six-lane motorway opened just six months earlier. It was almost deserted and we scurried at previously unheard of speed towards Delhi. Possibly, as this was a new road, drivers weren't yet fully aware of it. Perhaps the tolls were too expensive for most. Or, maybe, as it starts in Uttar Pradesh and passes through the state of Haryana, albeit briefly, before reaching the National Capital Territory, its emptiness may have had something to do with separate vehicle taxes payable in each of the three states. Our driver, for example, had a Rajasthan-registered car with tax already paid in Uttar Pradesh. He didn't usually go as far north as Delhi and had been a ... read more

Z postele som sa vykopal uz o 9/00, behol som na ulicu k metru na ranajky,2 placky s hrachovou omackou a nazad an izbu. Tu som vyhadzal cely batoh na postel, chvilu popocuval mp3 a siel sa prejst po main bazare. Nakupil som tu magnetky,vodu a keksy do lietadla. Hadam s vodou prejdem cez kontrolu. Opat izba, 2 hodiny na nete. Podarilo sa mi kupit listok na derby besiktas vs fenerbahce ale bolo to o chlp. Platba prebehla,tak uz si ich len treba niekde v istanbule vyzdvinut,to zistim na mieste. Z netu opat ubytko,zas nakupy,ubytko,jedlo,nakup. Vecer uz bola kopa zobrakov na ulici. Na otazky riksakov a nadhanacov do obchodov odpovedam na otazku odkial som, z gibraltaru,nech rozmyslaju kde to je. Nie,ze by so slovensku vedeli.. Poslednych 30 rup co mi ostalo,ak neratam co som si nechal ... read more

V noci bola nenormalna zima,okno sa mi nedarilo poriadne zavriet,zistene,ze nadomno sidlia holuby. Dnes si pred spankom radsej uz oblecem dlhe tricko a okolo hlavy omotam sal. Ranajky som opat vynechal a pobral sa metrom na central secretariat. Tu som omrkol parlament ale iba spoza brany. Dnu sa nedalo ist. Pekny palac. V okoli bola kopa vojakov so samopalmi. Konecne mi vyslo pocasie,slniecko,teplucko. Od parlamentu som sa pobral obzriet si india gate. Popri ceste bol z obcoh stran travnik aj s lavickami,tak som si n jednej odpocinul. V okoli pospavala kopa indov, niektory piknikovali,hrali kriket. Proste uplna india nez co som doposial videl. ziadny bordel,zebraci,nic. K india gate sa neda dostat,strazia to tam vojaic,tak som to omrkol len zdialky, celu ju obisiel. Dostal som sa az k narodnemu stadionu,bohuzial dnu ma nepustili, vchod bol z druhej ... read more

030213 Waky waky at 0800hrs. Not as enthusiastic as yesterday, but this time at least awake befóre the alarm clock. Han was forced to use drugs last night to prevent snoring (ok, only nose drops....) and didnt hear him all night. Breakfast at 0900hrs. The usual omelette, daring enough wíth green spicy peppers, and by the time coffee arrives I am happy to be able to drink sómething.... Everything is at least a bít spicy, and breakfast is warm. I love it, can do this without any problems in a sustained way. The usual topics are discussed, like "you still don't have the runs yet? Nope not me. You? No, me neither". Important stuff to discuss. Really, because we share bathrooms, and would like to know this in advance.... After breakfast I even manage to block ... read more

A heavy load off my shoulders since this morning..... My travelmate (Han) and I submitted the requests for VISA to India and Nepal 15 days ago. It normally takes 5 - 6 days to process.... except for us of course. We are supposed to travel in two days, and only this morning we heard that the India one is ready..... The Nepal one we will now do ourselves when we arrive at the border.... Super happy, excited again after a grim thought of having to cancel the almost three week trip to Delhi, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Varanasi, Agra and Kathmandu. Backpack luggage is already waiting for me in the Netherlands. Flying from Madrid to Amsterdam tomorrow, then Amsterdam Delhi on Friday. Memory cards for around 2000 pics in full raw format, clean socks and underwear for ... read more