Hi, absolutely shattered after two days of walking/taxing and tut-tutting around Old and New Delhi, helped by a kind taxi driver, appropriately named Veer, as he did plenty of that today! I leave the hotel at 5pm tomorrow morning, to catch the train to Agra. From there the schedule is: Ranthambhore, Jaipur, Jaisalmer (Dessert, near Pakistan), Jodhpur, Pushkar, Udaipur, Khajuraho, Varanasi and back to Delhi. Really looking forward to those places and getting away from the frenetic, colourful, dirty, noisy and entertaining Delhi! Some pics to bore you with!
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| Reminds me of my old school |
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| Thrifty the Indians. They have pant recycling hospitals |
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| Connaught Place. Two people warned me that people around here want to shit in your shoes. Actually might not be too unpleasant an experience? |
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| Parliament Building |
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| The end of Parliament (building) |
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| At the Hunmayan Tomb Complex |
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| Lotus Flower Temple |
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| National Museum, Delhi. I conclude that Hindu Gods are much more fun! |
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| Ghandi's House |
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| Sign in Ghandi's Garden. It's Ok for someone educated to say that, but... |
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| The spot where Ghandi was assasinated |
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| Red Fort |
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| Red Fort Moat. Thought I smelt something pungent! |
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| How bazaar, how bazaar |
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| White fort, inside the Red Fort |
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| Caw, look at that! |
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| Half Term this week in Delhi, so families in their finery. |
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| Someone Else Likes Doors! Hooray! |
So pleased it's going great Mike, the pictures are Fab. Can we see a picture of you in your local customary clothing :) xx
ReplyDeleteErrr, in a word, No! :-)
DeleteLooks brilliant Mikey, shame there is no smellivision!
ReplyDeleteYou mean just as well there is no smellivision! Actually, I did see one poor soul slip on a pile of human excrement laid carefully across the top of the steps at the station this morning! Not good.
DeleteThank goodness you found the Pant Hospital. How are the Delhians responding to your under cracker largesse? Mel x
ReplyDeleteHi Mel, Yes, I did think of Pavey distributing pantaloons to the pantless populace when I saw that one. Unfortunately I don't think that there are many people in Delhi who could adequately fill Pavey's pants! :-)
ReplyDeleteSpikey , although it seems you had a tricky start , you've settled in very nicely , especially like the door loitering scene , now i've found your blog i will keep a closer eye on any postings , think you will love the trains , tight lines!
ReplyDeleteHey, Timbo, yes, the trains are great, albeit very unreliable. The train from Agra to Ranthampur was 5.5 hours late leaving and another hour later than scheduled arriving. Fantastic journey though. Methinks I will like this train malarkey! :-)
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