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Day one in New Delhi
... Krishna, and guide Ruby roll up in a white car with some seriously fun Indian adornments. I'm talking tinsel around the rearview, fruit charms hanging from the license plate, and a ghetto-fab tissue-box that looks like a prop from a John Water's film. I respect Krishna's eye for flair, I really do.
Ruby, our guide, is looking ******* fabulous in a lavender and pink punjabi ensemble with matching lavender cardi, huge purple crystal earrings, and purple-tinted "Bvlgari" ...
Flight out of Delhi
... for what I will miss, I hope everyone will be content with loads of stories I will bring back from my travel. My trip began at the check-in counter itself. Met a guy who owns mines in Peru and has offices all over the country. He was friendly and offered me a ride to my hostel in Lima. Seems like my luck is still hot. For now I plan to work on a couple of articles I have to write while I relax at the Shiphol airport. After that, let the party ...
Slamming it - sightseeing!
So I mentioned we went to see a tour guide: Mr Ash of Trek and Travels in Paharganj. Before we arrived we had toyed with the idea of getting a driver around the Golden Triangle and got some quotes from London but decided to wait til we landed to sort anything out to A) Give our first day a bit of purpose and B) to give us a chance to haggle a bit face-to-face. The route that we had decided in before we arrived was Delhi - Agra - Ranthambore National Park - Jaipur - ...
Return to Delhi
... to go to his home in Delhi. He wanted us to meet his family and have dinner with them. We didn't have any plans, only packing, and seeing as Rana had treated us so well, we didn’t want to be rude and say no.
He lived in a large residential complex about 15km from the centre of Delhi. In the complex were 3 types of home: A, B and C class (where A are the largest and C the smallest). Rana lived in a C class home, on the top floor. It consisted of a small open plan ...
Karsivallisyytta tarvitaan.
... kuski ei vienyt mua sittenkaan Main Bazarille vaan ihan toiselle kadulle ja vakuutteli, etta kylla taa on Main Bazar. Pyysin paasta pois kyydista ja paasinkin aika nopeasti. No, onneks kuitenkin loysin sit kavellen vihdoinkin sinne minne halusinkin.
Eilen eksyin Connaught Placeen varmaan kolmeksi tunniksi, enka sen jalkeen jaksanut menna enaa katsomaan mitaan nahtavyyksia. On jaanyt taa Delhi vahan torsoksi mulle, mutta tsemppaan ...