!ndia! What a mysterious and intriguing subcontinent! For so long I have heard stories and testimonials describing this place- shocking, challenging, colorful, dirty, intense, flavorful, INCREDIBLE were just some of the words used by others about this mysterious travel destination. Therefore, I had to capitalize on the opportunity to take a nice long vacation to this exotic land. After watching the news of record breaking heat of 50C (130F) in Delhi several weeks prior in Seoul and a long flight from Korea that involved sleeping on the airport bench for several hours in Bangkok- I made it to Delhi- tired, jet lagged and dirty. I was proud of myself for successfully catching a bus from the airport to New Delhi train station where all the cheap accommodations are located. Upon getting off the bus I found
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