It is morning here in Delhi. Last night was the first good sleep I've had since Thursday night between the plane ride and experiencing jet lag. Waking up at 2:30 AM yesterday, leaving the room by 5 am, wandering the empty bazaars until something opened to have some breakfast, visiting the Delhi Zoo, and spending hours walking through shopping centers and bazaars... looking back yesterday seems like a multiple days in Delhi!
"Hello my friend, where are you from, England??"
"How many days in Delhi, my friend?"
"Hello Sir, Madam, yes??"
The same couple of phrases heard over and over while walking through Delhi by the touts trying to get you to one of the many "official tourist agency". They start walking next to you acting as though they are curious about where you are actually from, at first Casey was responding to their questions, by the end of the day we acted like we did not speak English.
Casey has become quite the barterer for getting a decent price on a rickshaw. There have been many instances where we are sure our driver has no idea where he is taking us, and somehow we have always ended up at our right location! Casey loves the rickshaw rides, he says he feels like he's on the Indiana Jones ride at Disney land. I could tell you little about the rides,as I am sure my psychological response of dealing with the stress of the ride is to repress it!
Today we will be finishing up our sight seeing in Delhi, seeing the Red Fort, etc... Then an overnight train to Corbett.
No pictures todays as we could not get the wifi to work. Not sure we will be getting internet in Corbett, so it might be awhile until the next post.
Namaste!
"Hello my friend, where are you from, England??"
"How many days in Delhi, my friend?"
"Hello Sir, Madam, yes??"
The same couple of phrases heard over and over while walking through Delhi by the touts trying to get you to one of the many "official tourist agency". They start walking next to you acting as though they are curious about where you are actually from, at first Casey was responding to their questions, by the end of the day we acted like we did not speak English.
Casey has become quite the barterer for getting a decent price on a rickshaw. There have been many instances where we are sure our driver has no idea where he is taking us, and somehow we have always ended up at our right location! Casey loves the rickshaw rides, he says he feels like he's on the Indiana Jones ride at Disney land. I could tell you little about the rides,as I am sure my psychological response of dealing with the stress of the ride is to repress it!
Today we will be finishing up our sight seeing in Delhi, seeing the Red Fort, etc... Then an overnight train to Corbett.
No pictures todays as we could not get the wifi to work. Not sure we will be getting internet in Corbett, so it might be awhile until the next post.
Namaste!
oke doke dr. jones, hold on to your potatoes!
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How exciting! I look forward to hearing more about your travels in India. We are all wishing you the best and safe travels.
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We can hardly wait to hear about your safari adventures! We love you both and miss you! Safe travels!
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