First Day in New Delhi
Trip Start
Jun 25, 2007
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Trip End
Aug 17, 2007
New Delhi, India
Saturday, June 30, 2007
We began our shopping excursion after breakfast - that is, breakfast on steroids; lunch is even more elaborate. The food is already exhausting us!
Five of the ladies were determined to walk to Khan Market, but were greeted by some very insistent auto rickshaw drivers who insisted that the market is closed today (true, we later confirmed) and for 10 rupees (25 cents) we would be taken to another market. Well, we had been told to pay no more than R20, so 10 looked good. Driver and his friend took us out all over the city (and landing us in favored markets, of course, where I know he got a commission, but that was okay by us).
We were scared at first and then realized we were having the time of our lives, and that this is our only free day in New Delhi, so let's go for everything. When you buy something here, they need to "tailor it," or sew a raw edge, or add the sleeves, thus giving the salesperson (and there were scores of them in a little shop) time to convince you to look in another room and see the lovely merchandise. Thus I got a lot of my list of purchases taken care of!
The driver gave me his cell phone number and promised to take me to get Ron at the airport (in his car) for a very good price. I will call him.
I was impressed with the service in Cancun, but this is even more intense. A woman in the lobby ladies room actually dried Sarah's hands for her; Bob was joking that the guy in the gym did everything for him but lift his weights. It's tiring figuring it all out, but I think we'll get accustomed to it. :-)
I just spent a half hour getting pictures loaded and realize now that I put them in last night's blog entry. Oh well... I'll learn!
Comments
Enjoy!
Hi Linda!
Glad you arrived safely. We are so excited for you, and know that you are soaking in everything around you! How wonderful that you have ended up within a great group of people.
Enjoy, and bring us terrific stories!
Gene
Loving the travelogs
Your off to a gteat start-kwwp the news coming!
Love, Dad and Linda
Fun to read
I'm really enjoying your descriptions. The excitement, confusion, (and occasional exhaustion) of stepping out of one's own culture and into another is really coming across. Next best thing to being there. Susan
The Time of Your Life
Yes,it is, Linda. Enjoy every rickety rickshaw you can, work hard, learn lots, and bring peace and joy to all you encounter! Looking forward to more news and stories.
Anne