Arrived in Delhi!

Tue 30th October

Arrived in Delhi at lunchtime. We took a taxi to Paharganj about 20 minutes it cost around 500 rupees, we could of got it for less but were foolish and jumped the gun. It was overwhelming first setting foot in Delhi, We were dropped at the end of the main bazaar and literally stumbled up the street looking for a hostel. We found a hotel called Vikram right in the centre of the madness (rs 850 per night). There are lots of hostels to choose from, this one wasn't the cheapest, but it was quite clean, fresh sheets with your own bathroom and a fan that went so fast we were seriously worried about decapitation. We spent the day wandering up and down the Main Bazzar, full of shops selling all the clothes, jewellery that would stock Glastonbury 5 times over. We came to the conclusion that coming to india you really don't need to bring anything with you, you can get everything you need here and at a 5^th of the price! Its important to haggle a little, we were too shy at first but its important to make a go at it. Got cycle rickshaw to Chandni Chowk, the traffic of people rickshaw's,motor bikes, cars and buses is amazing, constant beeping of horns, it's chaos, but fascinating and we got there in the end (rs 70). Felt bad for the old guy that was taking us there it was a real slog, so gave him rs 100 instead. We Had a Talhi for dinner on Chadni Chowk and walked round the Red Fort at the desperate to find a toilet! Note-there are no toilets in Delhi, its literally impossible for a woman, either drink no fluid or wear a skirt to your feet so you can squat in a quite corner. Delhi is such an assault on all your sense the rickshaw became a little haven for us, from the safety of its back seat we could see everything yet the constant hassle from touts etc couldn't quite get at us!