We arrived in Delhi - a city of ~12 million people - on Sat 22 Jan in the morning. We had a train booked to travel to Jodhpur on Sun night, so we had two days to look around the joint. I arrived with a small stomach upset (seemed appropriate to have Delhi belly in Delhi), but it went away pretty quickly. I *was* forced to eat MacDonalds and Pizza Hut in Delhi while my stomach regained its composure. Maccas was beef-free - and yes, there were curry-burgers.... On Sat, we went for the walking option again, to get a street level view of the city. It was controlled chaos - the traffic was many lanes wide on most streets, and lane markings were irrelevant. The thing that impressed me though was that in the whole two weeks we were in India, I didn't see any motor accidents. Indians get around the risks associated with fast and furious weaving and dodging by constantly using their horns to let people know where they are. It is an effective strategy - albeit somewhat tough on one's calm... We saw the big mosque (above) and wandered around the streets for a while, and realized we needed a better strategy for the next day. This came in the form of a driver, who we obtained (through the enquiries of a tour chap who hung around the reception of our hotel (Hotel 55 on Connaught Circle - from the Lonely Planet and highly recommended). Our driver spoke some English, and drove the three of us around in a car all day to see the various sights of Delhi - he dropped us off at each place and waited for us to come out. It was luxury - made getting around *so* easy - and cost us only ~AUD4 each... we would recommend this strategy... [click thumbnail to view a larger version of each picture with caption]
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