Blogs from National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 160

Hello We took an overnight train to Delhi. The train ride was a blast! Our Nepalese tour leader, Beebal, suggested it would be a much better journey with a bottle of Indian Rum.. Well the old Monk is Fantastic.. I got hooked on it.. shocking I know. So we had all this rum, bought mix, had no cups.. There were the regular guys on the train selling stuff, so we asked for some cups from the tea guy. Confused the hell out of him, ended up buying cups no tea, he thought we were nuts, but everytime he walked past us, he modified his "tea, chai" to include 'cups'.. the people here must just shake their heads and think ' crazy westerners'. We also played "I spy" and had an absolute blast.. the train was so ... read more

I arrived in Delhi at 4:00 in the morning yesterday. Fortunately, a driver from my hotel was waiting for me at the airport, so I made it to my place with no trouble. Walking out of the airport, my first impression was of the air pollution. It is shockingly bad. There is a smoky haze hanging around all the time, and the smell of exhaust and dirt and smoke. Just on my short ride to the hotel, I very quickly got the sense that Delhi is not the most lovely place. I spent my first day here essentially bedridden. I came down with (ehem) stomach issues on the flight here, and was running a fever. I think I must have gotten food poisoning my last day in Istanbul. Today I have felt better, and it's a ... read more

un hotel million d etoiles? La sagesse de l homme du desert? Pff quelle chaleur! ? Je pense vous avoir quitte a Jodphur que je raconterai dans le blog prochain. J ai donc pris le train de nuit pour Jaisalmer... le train de nuit en Inde une aventure que je voulais vivre. 22h arrivee a la gare de Jodhpur... un grand hall d entree enconmbree de dormeurs par terre. Les indiens dorment comme des momies, completement enveloppes dans leur couverture et tous droits, je l avais deja remarque ailleurs. C est assez impressionnant cet immense dortoir. Sur le seul panneau en anglais accessible je trouve le numero du quai, le train est deja la. Sur chaque wagon un listing avec tous les noms des voyageurs et il faut trouver le sien sur la liste... ouf je ... read more

So I am back in Delhi and thanks all for your great emails about my TYPO...OOoooopppppsss!...A little freudian perhaps??!! Did you catch it?? My favourite guitar player is 20 and by no means would I ever think of him that way So I have hired a driver and car for the next two weeks of my amazing race around Rajasthan...I leave tomorrow around 8...this is not so exciting an email...just thought I would send a little post. I am in the missing kinda mood today... much love, robena xox... read more

On the flight to Delhi I met a guy called Dave who worked for the BBC, they were doing a special on India for BBC news. Nice bloke. Didn’t get any sleep on the plane, a little apprehensive. Landed in New Delhi airport. Taxi driver from Hare Krishna guesthouse was waiting for me. I walked out of the airport and the humidity hit me. Taxi was falling apart, rusty and no seat belts. Journey into Pharganj was extreme, lots of poverty. Auto rickshaws, taxis, coaches, cows, monkeys and people all moving in different directions on the same road. It was chaotic. Stopped at traffic lights, a young woman, 16/18 holding a naked baby was asking for spare change, this would be a common occurrence in Delhi. The Hare Krishna guesthouse is a shithole but what can ... read more